Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0468-0004A,B | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket with lid | |
| Culture | Eskimo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Rye grass (Elymus sp.) stems and leaves; Aniline dyes | |
| Description | Deep round basket with flat base, flaring underside, vertical sides, and high inward sloping shoulder; Corresponding round lid has short lip on interior and rises to a short flat-topped cylindrical knob; Basket and lid are woven in coiled technique over bundle foundation; Warp fiber is rye grass stems and weft fiber is rye grass leaves; Designs are woven of dyed rye grass leaves and include 4 open terraced diamonds in red and green around sides of basket, framed above and below by single coil in dark brown; Designs on lid consist of 4 terraced "V" shapes on shoulder, framed toward center of lid by single dark brown coil. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 20.6, Rim Diam = 15.2, Max Diam = 22.2 | |