Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0129-0003 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basketry covered bottle | |
| Culture | Aleut | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
| County | Aleutians West | |
| Other Geographic Data | Aleutian Islands: Attu Island | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1890s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Glass; Rye grass (Elymus sp.) stems; Silk thread; Ribbon | |
| Description | Cylindrical clear glass jar with flat base, high shoulder and short wide neck with everted rim that is entirely covered on exterior with woven basket; Basket is woven in plain twining technique, using rye grass stems as the primary warp and weft material; Warps are crossed on four rows on the base to produced decorative rows of open twining; Designs are woven in false embroidery technique using silk threads and consist of 2 small floral motifs (one blue with red center and one pink with green center) bordered above and below by encircling purple zigzag lines; Two short lengths of pink ribbon are tied around rim and their ends tied into small bows. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 14.9, Rim Diam = 5.8, Max Diam = 7.5 | |