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29-175-667
From: Washington (U. S. State)
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 29-175-667 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Quileute |
| Provenience | Washington (U. S. State) |
| Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cedar Bark | Grass |
| Technique | Basketry |
| Description | Round; flat bottom; flaring sides; bttom starts with plaiting, then simple twining, and sides are wrapped in twining. All in marsh(?) grass. has two bands of brownish-purple around bottom and top, and two of red in middle. Purple may be native dye probably from berries (white bark raspberry?); red probably aniline. Edge braided and topped with free standing loops, some purple and some light. |
| Height | 12 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 15.6 cm |
| Credit Line | Exchange with George G. Heye, 1917 |
| Other Number | 5/7802 - Collector Number |
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