Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0145-0121 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Aleut | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Aleutian Islands | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. late 1800s to early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Rye grass (Elymus sp.) stems; Worsted wool yarn; Sinew | |
| Description | Cylindrical carrying basket with flat base and vertical sides, woven entirely in open plain twining; Warp and weft material is rye grass stems; Warps are parallel throughout basket and are braided at rim forming a scalloped rim, and also incorporated into heavier looped braid just above rim that is connected at midpoint of each scallop on rim; Overlapping ends of looped braid are lashed together with sinew wrapping; Basket appears to never have had a carrying strap; Designs around lower 2/3 of basket's sides are of worsted wool yarn and are woven in false embroidery technique and consist of bands of small cross-shaped motifs in a single color (blue) or in two colors (red and brown or blue and green). | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 22.3, Max Diam = ca. 24.0 | |