Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0145-0120 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Aleut or Inupiat | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | Aleutian Islands or Northwest Alaska | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Rye grass (Elymus sp.) stems | |
| Description | Cylindrical carrying basket with flat base and vertical sides, woven entirely in open plain twining; Warp and weft material is rye grass stems; Throughout basket the warps are paired, with the fibers in each pair diverted either to the left or right (no consistently on base) in each succeeding row of twining; Warps are braided at rim forming a scalloped rim and also incorporated into heavier looped braid just above rim that is connected at midpoint of each scallop on rim; Basket appears to never have had a carrying strap; Basket is completely undecorated, except for double row of exposed, crossed warps just below rim. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 25.5, Max Diam = 27.5 | |