Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2019-0001-0160A,B | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket with lid | |
| Culture | Makah | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Washington | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Cedar (Cedrus sp.) bark; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) | |
| Description | Cylindrical basket with flat bottom and straight, roughly vertical sides, with corresponding lid; Basket and lid are woven of bear grass over cedar bark in plain twining technique; Design segment around the circumference woven with bear grass dyed pale red and black to create a thick zigzag pattern; Central portion of the lid woven with dyed pale red, black, and yellow bear grass to create a large spiral pattern; All other fibers are undyed. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.3, Max Diam = 7.8 | |