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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 0200-0016   CAS 0200-0016; Basket
Category Basketry
Object Name Basket
Culture Thompson or Fraser River Salish
Global Region North America
Country Canada
State/Prov./Dist. British Columbia
County
Other Geographic Data Thompson and/or Fraser River areas
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. early 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Western red cedar (Thuja plicata) splints and roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Cherry (Prunus emarginata) bark
Description Small rectangular basket with flat base and flaring sides that rise to a wide, rectangular mouth with rounded corners; Basket is woven entirely in coiled technique over a bundle foundation; Warp material is cedar splints and primary weft material is cedar roots; Designs are woven in imbrication technique, using undyed bear grass leaves and natural (red) or mud-dyed (black) cherry bark, and consist of 3 encircling bands of small cross motifs, each with a bear grass center but alternating in outer colors between red and black; Final rim coil is also decorated with a stream of undyed bear grass leaves that is woven in ribbon beading technique.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 10.0, Width = 16.0, Depth = 0.8, Max Diam = 16.0