Catalog Number |
CAS 0145-0056 | |
Category | Basketry | |
Object Name | Basket | |
Culture | Haida or Tlingit | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | Canada | |
State/Prov./Dist. | British Columbia | |
County | ||
Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. early 1900s | |
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Spruce (Picea sp.) roots; Aniline dyes | |
Description | Small round basket with flat base and slightly flaring sides, woven entirely in plain twining technique; Warp and weft material is spruce roots; Designs are also woven in plain twining technique, using dyed and undyed spruce roots as the weft; Designs include 5 parallel bands that encircle the sides of the basket; 3 of the design bands use dyed black spruce root and 2 of them use dyed red spruce root, and in each of the bands the dyed weft is manipulated so that the dyed weft aligns diagonally in successive rows of twining. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Height = 8.0, Max Diam = 9.0 |