Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0145-0133A,B | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket with lid | |
| Culture | Yup'ik (Yupik) Eskimo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
| County | Bethel or Wade Hampton | |
| Other Geographic Data | Nushagak River area, Yukon- Kuskokwim Delta region | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Beach grass; Wool yarn | |
| Description | Deep round basket with flat base, slightly rounded and flaring sides, high and wide shoulder, and very short neck; Corresponding round lid with short lip is relatively flat with round knob handle with constricted base; Both basket and lid are woven in coiled technique over bundle foundation, using smaller coils and narrower weft material than is typical of traditional Yup'ik coiled basketry; Warp and weft material is beach grass; Decorative cross motifs are embroidered in wool yarn (black, red, and green) are arranged in horizontal bands around sides and shoulder of basket and around center of lid. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 22.7, Rim Diam = 13.0, Max Diam = 27.2 | |