Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1992-0006-0004A,B | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket with lid | |
| Culture | Yup'ik (Yupik) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
| County | Bethel | |
| Other Geographic Data | Yukon- Kuskokwim Delta region | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1950s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Rye grass (Elymus sp.) stems and leaves; Sea mammal skin; Sea mammal intestine | |
| Description | Large round basket with flat base, rounded sides, and wide shoulder that slopes inward to a wide mouth; Corresponding doomed lid has short lip and small, flat-topped knob handle; Both basket and lid are woven in coiled technique over bundle foundation; Warp material is rye grass stems and weft material is rye grass leaves; Designs are woven of imbrication technique, using black sea mammal skin and dyed (?) brown sea mammal intestine; Designs consist of seven vertical columns of four crosses each on sides of basket, 8 small crosses on lid, and continuous ribbon-beaded band around outer edge of lid. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 21.7, Rim Diam = 15.0, Max Diam = 23.2 | |