Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0129-0011 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Aleut | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
| County | Aleutians West | |
| Other Geographic Data | Aleutian Islands: Attu Island | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1890s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Rye grass (Elymus sp.) stems; Possibly raffia grass; Aniline dyes | |
| Description | Small cylindrical basket with flat base and vertical sides; Basket is woven entirely in closed plain twining, except for single row of 3-strand twining at junction of base and sides; Base also alternates bands of closed plain twining with single rows where warps are exposed and crossed; Warp and weft material is rye grass stems; Designs are woven of dyed rye grass stems (or possibly raffia grass) in closed plain twining and consist of three parallel bands that encircle mid-section of basket; Center band is pink with green and maroon borders, while upper and lower bands are both maroon with green borders. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = ca. 11.5, Max Diam = 9.8 | |