Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2016-0009-0016 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Nuu-Chah-Nulth (Nootka) or Makah | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada or USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | British Columbia or Washington | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1900 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Warp and weft: Cedar (Cedrus sp.) splits; Base: Bear grass, redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis); Aniline dyes | |
| Description | Narrow oblong basket with bottom panel design; Basket is woven of narrow cedar split warps and cedar split wefts that alternate between wide and narrow; Interior base constructed of very wide cedar splits; Exterior of base has been woven separately and attached; Exterior base panel constructed of bear grass with designs of undyed redbud oval with bear grass insertions; Faded green dyed fiber design evident inside redbud design as well as framing the oval. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 12.1, Width = 19.4, Length = 5.2 | |