Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0005-0427A,B | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket with lid | |
| Culture | Inupiat | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
| County | North Slope | |
| Other Geographic Data | Point Barrow region | |
| Maker's Name | Kinguktuk (1871-1941) (attributed by Molly Lee) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1920 | |
| Collection Name | Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan) | |
| Materials | Baleen; Ivory | |
| Description | Round basket with flat base, rounded sides and in-curved rim, woven entirely in single rod coiling technique, using closely spaced narrow weft fibers; Basket start is a very small round flat ivory disk with drilled holes around its perimeter; Warp and weft fibers are both split baleen strips; Corresponding round lid also has larger flat round ivory disk starter piece and is woven in similar technique to the basket; Lid is slightly rounded in cross-section, and has short lip on interior that fits inside mouth of basket; Both basket and lid are undecorated. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 14.0, Rim Diam = 8.7, Max Diam = 18.3 | |