Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0129-0006A,B | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket with lid | |
| 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 | Sea grass; Silk embroidery thread | |
| Description | Deep cylindrical basket with flat base and vertical sides, woven almost entirely in closed plain twining: Single row along junction of base and sides is woven in 3-strand twining, and base is woven in alternating sections of closed and open plain twining, the latter having crossed warps; Primary warp and weft material is rye grass stems; Designs are woven of silk yarn in false embroidery technique and consist of a composite cross and "X" motif that is repeated four times (2 in red, green, magenta, and white and 2 in blue, pink, and lavender) bordered above and below by lavender rectilinear zigzag line; Matching round lid with knob handle is woven in similar technique with single row of 3-strand twining along shoulder; Designs on lid include concentric bands of small terraced triangles in blue, red, and lavender on knob handle, and single lavender rectilinear zigzag line around perimeter of shoulder. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = ca. 13.5, Max Diam = 10.0 | |