Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0200-0005 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Northern Athabascan | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada or USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Northwest Territories or Alaska | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Yukon or Great Lakes region, possibly | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Birch (Betula sp.) bark; Willow (Salix sp.) roots; Sinew; Wool yarn; Hemp fiber | |
| Description | Rectangular basket with flat base and vertical sides rising to a wide, ovoid mouth; Basket is essentially made from a single sheet of birch bark that has been trimmed and folded to shape, with the overlapping joins on the side lashed together with sinew; Separate bark strip is positioned on exterior of rim at either end of basket and secured with reinforcing rod that encircles rim and which is coil-wrapped with willow roots; Red wool yarn and blue (or green?) hemp fiber are threaded though the coil wrappings along rim, parallel to each other, in ribbon beading technique. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 12.2, Width = 21.2, Length = 20.9 | |