Basket

Basket Lid

29-175-680

From: Washington (U. S. State) | Quinault

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 29-175-680
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Quinault
Provenience Washington (U. S. State) | Quinault
Culture Area Northwest Coast Culture Area
Section American
Materials Cedar Bark | Grass
Technique Basketry
Description

Round; flat bottom; flaring sides; braided grass flexible handle. Bottom is plaited with cedar bark and then marsh (?) grass. Sides twined with 2 broad bands of dyed purple splints (of cedar bark?) All warps are cedar bark. Edge is finished by catching warps under last row of wefts. Out of shape.

Height 5.1 cm
Outside Diameter 4.7 cm
Credit Line Exchange with George G. Heye, 1917
Other Number 5/9490 - Collector Number

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