Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0091-0044 | |
| 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 | |
| Description | Deep square basket with flat base, vertical sides, and wide, round mouth; Basket is essentially made from a single sheet of birch bark that has been trimmed and folded to shape, with the overlapping joins secured with willow root lashings; Natural white exterior color of the bark faces outward; Several separate bark strips overlap each other around the exterior rim and are secured with a single rod (or possible small bundle of rods) around the rim that is coil-wrapped with willow roots. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 16.4, Max Diam = 22.1 | |