Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0145-0113 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Makah | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Washington | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Makah Indian Reservation area | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. late 1800s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Cedar (Cedrus sp.) bark; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Aniline dyes | |
| Description | Large rectangular basket with rounded corners, flat base, and slightly flared sides; Warp material throughout basket is cedar bark; Base of basket is woven primarily in simple plaiting technique, using very wide cedar bark slats for the warp and narrower slats for the weft: outermost area of base is woven in plaint twining technique, using cedar bark as the weft; Sides of basket are woven entirely in wrapped twining technique, using bear grass leaves as the weft; Warps are bent over at the rim and bound into the final row of twining; Designs are woven of dyed bear grass leaves and consist of 3 registers of parallel purple, yellow, and dark blue bands on a straw-colored background; Series of small loops wrapped in orange bear grass leaves extend around the entire rim, forming a scalloped edge. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 11.2, Width = ca. 22.0, Length = ca. 27.5 | |