Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0396-0007 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Squaxin | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Washington | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Squaxin Island, Puget Sound | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Raffia grass leaves; Aniline dyes | |
| Description | Shallow oval tray with flat base and low vertical sides, woven in coiling technique over large bundle foundations; Warp and weft material is raffia grass leaves; Designs are woven of dyed weft fibers and consist of band of small terraced diamond shapes with orange centers outlined in black that encircles perimeter of base, and series of terraced diagonal bars on sides of basket that are red or red and green. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 5.1, Width = 29.5, Length = 40.1 | |