Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0090-0031 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Wasco | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Oregon | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. late 1800s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Bulrush (Scirpus sp.) stems; Corn (Zea mays) husk leaves; Wool yarn; Commercial fabric | |
| Description | Cylindrical basket with flat base and vertical sides, woven in plain twining technique; Warp material is probably bulrush stems and primary weft material is bulrush stems; Rim is covered with cloth strip; Weft material used to start basket is white wool yarn; Designs are woven in wrapped twining technique using dyed dark brown corn husk leaves and/or bulrush leaves, and consist of free standing life forms arranged in columns, including 3 columns each of butterflies, fish, and quadrupeds, and 2 columns of humans; Columns of butterflies, humans, and quadrupeds each contain 5 figures and the columns of fish contain 8 figures. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 20.5, Rim Diam = 12.7, Max Diam = 14.7 | |