Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0091-0045 | |
| 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.) shoot and roots; Goose (?) quills; Aniline dye | |
| Description | Deep rectangular basket with flat base, vertical sides, and wide oval mouth; Basket is essentially made from a single sheet of birch bark that has been trimmed and folded to shape, with the overlapping joins lashed together with willow roots; Natural white exterior of the bark faces outward; Rim is reinforced with single wooden rod that is lashed to the sides with a coil-wrapping of willow roots; Design is woven of dyed red and blue bird (goose?) quills that are woven into the coiled rim in a ribbon beading technique at the four cardinal directions. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 14.9, Width = 22.9, Length = 25.7 | |