Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0389-0562 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Thompson or Fraser River Salish | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | British Columbia | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Thompson and/or Fraser River areas | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | Rietz Collection of Food Technology | |
| Materials | Western red cedar (Thuja plicata) splints and roots; Common reed (Phragmites australis) stems or bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Cherry (Prunus emarginata) bark; Cotton string | |
| Description | Deep rectangular berry gathering basket with flat base and flaring sides; Base of basket is woven in plain plaiting technique, while the sides are woven in coiled technique, both over bundle foundations; Warp material is cedar splints and primary weft material is cedar roots; Designs are woven in the imbrication technique, using undyed reed stems or bear grass leaves and natural red and mud-dyed black cherry bark; Design is repeated on each side and end of basket and consists of two stacked and inverted "V" motifs, each with a center vertical bar; Lower motif is woven of reed or bear grass and red cherry bark, while the upper one is woven of reed or bear grass and dyed black cherry bark; Center bar in each motif alternates undyed reed or bear grass and dyed black cherry bark; Single band of undyed reed or bear grass is woven in ribbon beading technique along exterior of final rim coil; Short cotton string loop remains on one upper corner and near center of one side (just below rim); Additional holes along upper sides indicate original position of addition carrying loops. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 18.3, Width = 28.7, Depth = 23.5, Max Diam = 28.7 | |