Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0090-0028 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Aleut | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1900-1930 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Rye grass (Elymus sp.) stems; Worsted commercial wool thread | |
| Description | Deep round basket with flat base and vertical sides; Basket is woven entirely in open twined technique over crossed warps except for final few rows along rim, which are woven in plain twining; Primary warp and weft fibers are rye grass stems; Designs are woven of worst commercial wool yarn in a false embroidery technique and consist of 4 rows of spaced rectangles in black, gray-blue, orange and red and framed between upper and lowered framing line, all encircling upper half of basket and visible on exterior only; Narrow braided bale handle was originally attached to two points on rim opposite each other. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 16.7, Max Diam = ca. 20.0 | |