Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0145-0135 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Ojibwe | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada or USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Quebec, Ontario, Minnesota, Michigan | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Sweetgrass; Birch (Betula sp.) bark; Thread; Porcupine quills | |
| Description | Shallow round basket with flat base made from sheet of birch bark; Low and flaring sides are made up of bundles of sweetgrass stems that are woven together in a widely spaced coiling technique, using black thread as the weft fiber; Final bundle of sweetgrass stems around rim is shaped into decorative zigzag border; Small decorative elements were originally woven on interior of base in quill work. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.4, Max Diam = 16.5 | |