Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0091-0050 | |
| 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; Leather | |
| Description | Small basket with square base, slightly flared 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 lashed together with willow roots; Natural white exterior of bark faces outward; Separate narrow strip of bark encircles exterior rim of basket for additional support and is secured with a split rod that encircles exterior of rim and another one that encircles the interior rim and together are coiled wrapped into a bundle with willow roots; Short native-tanned leather carrying strap is threaded through rim at two points opposite each other. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 5.7, Max Diam = 7.9 | |