Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0145-0012 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Northern Athabascan | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada or USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Northwest Territories or Alaska | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Yukon or Great Lakes region, possibly | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Birch (Betula sp.) bark; Willow (Salix sp.) roots, Wool yarn, Commercial string | |
| Description | Small square basket with flat base and vertical sides that rise to a wide, round mouth; Basket is essentially made from a single sheet of birch bark that has been trimmed and folded to shape, with the overlapping joins sewn together with commercial white string; Rim is reinforced with two separate strips of birch bark that are placed along exterior rim on two sides and by a split rods that are placed on interior and exterior of rim, forming a bundle that is coil-wrapped and stitched to sides of basket with willow roots; Two strands of red wool yarn and up to 8 strands of commercial blue and white speckled string are threaded among the rim coil wefts, using a ribbon beading technique for decorative effect. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 8.4, Max Diam = 16.4 | |