Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0200-0014A,B | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket with lid | |
| Culture | Nuu-Chah-Nulth (Nootka) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | British Columbia | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Western Vancouver Island | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Cedar (Cedrus sp.) bark; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Aniline dyes | |
| Description | Round basket with flat base, vertical sides, and recessed rim, with corresponding round, flat-topped lid with low sides that fit over the basket's rim; Warp material is cedar bark and weft material is bear grass leaves; Basket and lid are woven in wrapped twining technique; Single cedar bark slat encircles top of basket and forms recessed rim, over which the warps are bent and bound into the final row of twining; Designs are woven of dyed bear grass leaves and include dark blue star motif in center of base and dark blue band around perimeter of base, 3 narrow parallel bands (2 dark blue, 1 purple) around lower sides, dark blue zigzag band around mid-section of sides, small dark blue star and two dark blue concentric bands on top of lid, and 3 narrow parallel bands (2 dark blue and 1 purple) around sides of lid. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 9.0, Rim Diam = 14.7, Max Diam = 15.0 | |