Catalog Number
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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 | |