Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0389-0567 | |
| 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. late 1800s to early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | Rietz Collection of Food Technology | |
| Materials | Western red cedar (Thuja plicata) splints and roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Cherry (Prunus emarginata) bark; Cotton string; Wire | |
| Description | Deep rectangular berry gathering basket with flat base and flaring sides, woven in coiled technique over bundle foundations; Warp material is cedar splints and primary weft material is cedar roots; Designs are woven in imbrication technique, using undyed bear grass leaves, mud-dyed black cherry bark, and possibly natural red cherry bark; Design consist of 10 vertical columns of small stacked cross motifs, woven of undyed bear grass and dyed black cherry bark, edged along sides in black cherry bark; Single band of natural red cherry bark (or possible dyed black cherry bark that has faded) is woven in ribbon beading technique just below imbricated designs; 3 cotton string loops are threaded through upper sides of basket (just below rim) and one additional hole indicates there were originally 4 such loops; Short linear segments of wire that are bent to form semi-loops are woven into final rim coil along both sides of basket. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 13.6, Width = 24.5, Depth = 18.0, Max Diam = 24.5 | |