Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0129-0008A,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 | Rye grass (Elymus sp.) or wild pea grass | |
| Description | Deep cylindrical basket with flat base and vertical sides, woven almost entirely in closed plain twining: Single row approx. 1 cm below rim is woven in 3-strand twining, and base is woven in alternating sections of closed and open plain twining, the latter having crossed warps; Warp and weft material is rye grass stems; Designs are woven of dyed green (?) rye grass stems and consist of two parallel bands that encircle mid-section of sides of basket; Matching round lid with knob handle is woven in similar technique with single row of 3-strand twining along shoulder and along outer edge of knob handle; Designs on lid consist of two parallel bands of dyed green weft that encircle shoulder of lid and a single similar band that encircles top of lid. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 8.6, Max Diam = 9.6 | |