Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0055A,B | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket with lid | |
| Culture | Thompson or Fraser River Salish | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | British Columbia | |
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| Other Geographic Data | Thompson and/or Fraser River areas | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. late 1800s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Western red cedar (Thuja plicata) slats and roots; Common reed (Phragmites australis) stems; Cherry (Prunus emarginata) bark | |
| Description | Large rectangular flat-bottomed basket with slightly flaring sides, and a low interior lip, along with corresponding flat, rectangular lid with low sides that fit over basket's lip; Base of basket and lid are woven in plaited technique over wide cedar slats, using cedar roots as the weft, and single bundle around perimeter of each is coil-wrapped and the whole units are supported on narrow footed bases comprising a cedar slat set on edge and trimmed with an additional bundle coil; Sides of basket are woven in coiled technique over cedar slats; Primary weft material is cedar roots; Designs are woven of undyed reed stems and natural (red) and mud-dyed (black) cherry bark, using the coiling technique on the basket's sides and ribbon beading on the entire lid and along base and rim of the basket; Designs on ends of basket consist of central column of red and straw-colored crosses, flanked by negative vertical zigzags on black background; Sides of basket show central column of black T-shaped motifs on straw-colored background, flanked by vertical columns of red and straw-colored crosses and wide negative vertical zigzags on red background; Designs on lid consist of plain bands alternating with ribbon-beaded bear grass or dyed black cherry bark bands on top, and red cherry bark bands along edges; 3 small imbricated reed sections on interior may be weaver's signature. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 33.7, Width = 40.7, Length = 60.5 | |