Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0013-0011 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Klikitat | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada or USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | British Columbia or Washington | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. late 1800s to early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Cedar (Cedrus sp.) splints; Cedar roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Dyed cherry bark | |
| Description | Deep round berry gathering basket with flat base and deep gently curving sides that rise vertically to a wide mouth; Basket is woven in coiled technique over bundle coils; Warp material is cedar splints and weft material is cedar roots; Design on exterior sides is woven in imbrication technique using bear grass leaves and black dyed cherry bark; Extant traces of design indicate closely spaced vertical columns of light-colored bear grass on background of black dyed cherry bark and single encircling band of bear grass just below rim; Series of small holes around rim suggest original presence of leather (?) carrying loops. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 21.4, Max Diam = 22.9 | |