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Catalog Number

CAS 0090-0033   CAS 0090-0033; Basket
Category Basketry
Object Name Basket
Culture Haida
Global Region North America
Country Canada
State/Prov./Dist. British Columbia
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. late 1800s to early 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Spruce (Picea sp.) roots; Commercial cloth
Description Small round basket with flat base and vertical sides; Basket is woven in alternating rows of simple plaiting and plain twining, except for narrow band (approx. 1.5 cm wide) around rim which is woven entirely in plain twining; Single row of 3-strand twining is also present at juncture of base and sides; Warp rods are bent over at rim and bound under in a false braid; At juncture of base and sides, most warp rods on base are split into two smaller warp rods; Warp and weft material is spruce roots; Plain twined band around rim may have originally shown a decorative design of dyed weft, but is now faded to a uniform brown; Two small commercial cloth loops are sewn with thread opposite each other to interior of rim.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 15.0, Max Diam = 16.0