Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2006-0011-0001 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Klikitat or Yakima | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Washington | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1915-1925 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Willow (?) (Salix sp.) shoots; Cherry (?) bark; Tanned leather or buckskin; Cotton string; Wool yarn; Aniline dye | |
| Description | Medium sized, round berry picking basket with flat base and steeply flared sides, woven entirely in coiled technique; Rim is finished in herringbone weave; Exterior sides from base to rim are decorated in imbrication technique, using natural straw-colored bear grass leaves and either cherry bark or dyed (black) bear grass leaves; Design consists of stacked inverted triangles forming a large inverted V-shape, which is repeated four times; Pendant from the rim and placed in the spaces between the primary design motifs are small V-shaped motifs; Six small leather loops are threaded through basket just below the rim with their ends on the interior and the actual loops on the exterior; A hand woven wool and cotton string tumpline is tied to two of the loops; The tumpline has a zigzag design along most its length, woven in red wool on a white background, while both ends of the tumpline are undecorated and braided. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 17.9, Max Diam = 21.7 | |