Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0091-0043 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Northern Athabascan | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Vicinity of Fort Egbert and Eagle City | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1901-1903 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Birch (Betula sp.) bark; Willow (Salix sp.) roots; Glass beads; Leather | |
| Description | Deep cylindrical basket that is slightly ovoid in shape; Vertical sides are fashioned from a single piece of birch bark with the exterior surface facing outward and lashed with willow root to a separate piece of bark to form the base; Two separate bark strips are lashed to the exterior of the rim for additional support and secured with a bundle of whole willow shoots that are coil-wrapped with willow roots; Five faceted turquoise-colored glass beads are sewn into the coil-wrapping along the rim; Short buckskin carrying strap is threaded through rim bundle at two points opposite each other. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 15.4, Max Diam = 16.8 | |