Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0753 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Skokomish (aka Twana) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Washington | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | Puget Sound area | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Cattail (Typha latifolia) stems; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves | |
| Description | Deep round basket with flat base and nearly vertical walls, woven in plain twining technique, with a single row of 3-strand twining at the juncture of the base and sides; Warp and primary weft material is cattail stems; Warp fibers are bent over at rim and bound under the weft and also finished with a false braid stitch; Designs are woven in a half-twist overlay technique, using natural straw-colored bear grass as the background and dyed (brown, black, and deep yellow) bear grass for the actual designs; Designs around side of basket include 3 parallel geometric bands in brown and yellow or black and yellow, and a 4th band of black or brown dogs just below the rim. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 12.5, Max Diam = 15.9 | |