Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0389-0568 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Lilloet | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | British Columbia | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Fraser River area | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | Rietz Collection of Food Technology | |
| Materials | Cedar (Cedrus sp.) splints; Cedar roots; Natural and dyed cherry bark; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves | |
| Description | Rectangular berry gathering basket with flat base and deep, flaring sides, woven in coiling technique over foundation of cedar splints; Primary weft material is cedar roots; Designs are woven of natural (red) and dyed (black) cherry bark and natural straw-colored bear grass and are woven in ribbon beading and imbrication techniques; Designs include band of imbricated V-shaped motifs and a single vertical bar around mid-section but only on ends and one side of basket; Upper half of basket is decorated with three narrow strands of dyed cherry bark and bear grass beaded along each coil (most coils on back side only have 1 or 2 decorative strands); Single row of imbricated fibers frame rim on all four sides; Series of cotton string loops is tied along rim on each long side of basket. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 24.7, Width = 29.4, Length = 35.5 | |