Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0091-0025 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket (unfinished?) | |
| Culture | Eskimo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1900 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Rye grass (Elymus sp.) stems and leaves | |
| Description | Small round basket with flat base and vertical sides, woven entirely in coiled technique over bundle foundation; Warp material is rye grass stems and weft material is rye grass leaves; Unlike most coiled baskets, this one has a coil terminus on the base, followed by a separate coil around the junction of the base and sides, and finally an entirely new coil begins the sides; Basket is completely undecorated; Length of exposed fibers in final rim coil suggests this basket may have been left unfinished. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 8.2, Max Diam = 14.0 | |