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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 2016-0009-0016   CAS 2016-0009-0016; Basket
Category Basketry
Object Name Basket
Culture Nuu-Chah-Nulth (Nootka) or Makah
Global Region North America
Country Canada or USA
State/Prov./Dist. British Columbia or Washington
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1900
Collection Name N/A
Materials Warp and weft: Cedar (Cedrus sp.) splits; Base: Bear grass, redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis); Aniline dyes
Description Narrow oblong basket with bottom panel design; Basket is woven of narrow cedar split warps and cedar split wefts that alternate between wide and narrow; Interior base constructed of very wide cedar splits; Exterior of base has been woven separately and attached; Exterior base panel constructed of bear grass with designs of undyed redbud oval with bear grass insertions; Faded green dyed fiber design evident inside redbud design as well as framing the oval.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 12.1, Width = 19.4, Length = 5.2