Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0507-0005 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Northern Athabascan | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada or USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Northwest Territories or Alaska | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Birch (Betula sp.) bark; Willow (Salix sp.) shoot and roots | |
| Description | Oval-shaped basket with flat base and flaring sides rising to a wide, ovoid mouth; Basket is essentially made from a single large sheet of birch bark that has been trimmed and folded to shape, with the overlapping joins on the sides secured with long strands of willow roots; Natural white color of exterior of bark faces outward; Exterior rim is reinforced with 4 separate bark strips and single peeled willow rod, all of which are secured to sides with spaced coil wrapping of willow roots; "L. C. R. Searing, Fairbanks, Alaska '08" is printed in ink on side of basket. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 12.0, Width = 28.0, Length = 25.0 | |