Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0468-0007A,B | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket with lid | |
| Culture | Makah | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Washington | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Makah Indian Reservation area | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1960 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Cedar (Cedrus sp.) bark; Rye grass (Elymus sp.) stems; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Aniline dyes | |
| Description | Small round basket with flat base, vertical sides, and recessed rim, along with corresponding round, slightly domed lid with low sides that fit over basket's rim; Warp material is cedar bark; Base of basket is primarily woven in simple plaiting technique, using cedar bark slats for both warp and weft; Perimeter of base is woven plain twining technique, using rye grass stems as the weft, with the final row at the junction of the base and sides woven in 3-strand twining; Sides of basket are woven in wrapped twining technique, using bear grass leaves as the weft; Single cedar bark slat encircles top of basket, forming a recessed rim, over which the warps are bent and bound into the final row of twining; Lid is constructed similarly to the basket, except only small area in center is woven in simple plaiting and plain twining, with the remainder of the top and the sides woven in wrapped twining technique; Designs are woven of dyed bear grass leaves and rye grass stems, and include a composite maroon and yellow band encircling basket just below mid-section, and two purple and dark blue sea birds and purple dugout canoe (possibly with two men) above it; Designs on lid include overlay of purple and yellow bear grass leaves in center, encircled by black band of rye grass stems and two purple dugout canoes, and maroon and yellow band around sides. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 5.7, Rim Diam = 7.4, Max Diam = 8.1 | |