Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0507-0006 | |
| 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 | Cylindrical basket with flat base and vertical sides; A round birch bark disk forms the basket's base and a second rectangular sheet of bark forms the sides; the overlapping edges of the sides and the junction of the sides and the base are sewn together with willow roots; Natural white color of the exterior of the bark faces inward; Exterior rim is reinforced with a whole, unpeeled willow shoot that is secured to the sides with additional willow roots. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 14.5, Max Diam = 16.4 | |