Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0145-0137 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Chehalis | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Washington | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. late 1800s to early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Cedar (Cedrus sp.) bark slats; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; aniline dyes | |
| Description | Rectangular basket with flat base and slightly flared sides rising to a ovoid rim, woven primarily in wrapped twining technique, with plaiting on the base and several rows of plain twining around the outside edge of the base; Warp material is cedar bark slats and the primary weft material is bear grass leaves; Designs are woven of dyed weft material and consist of blue and straw-colored ticked band along juncture of base and sides, band of yellow diamonds on red background around mid-section, and 2 bands with orange zigzag on green background (1 around lower sides and 1 just below rim); Flat bail handle made from cedar slat wrapped in orange bear grass with ribbon bead of blue bear grass is attached to rim along sides of basket. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = ca. 10.5, Width = ca. 11.0, Length = ca. 21.0 | |