Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0567-0004 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Aleut | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
| County | Aleutians West | |
| Other Geographic Data | Aleutian Islands: Attu Island | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1890-1910 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Rye grass (Elymus sp.) stems; Worsted wool yarn | |
| Description | Deep round basket with flat base and vertical sides, woven entirely in closed plain weaving except for single row of 3-strand twining in middle of base and two additional rows near rim; Warp and weft material is rye grass stems; Designs located just below rim (between rows of 3-strand twining) are woven of worsted wool yarns in false embroidery technique and consist of regularly spaced groups of 3 pair of red and blue dots. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 12.8, Max Diam = ca. 14.0 | |