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Object Number
995-29-10/73234B
Display Title
Coiled and imbricated cedar root oval basket (A) with lid (B)
Descriptions
Object Description
Coiled and fully imbricated oval lidded basket of cedar root, straw, and fern stem. Natural brown background with design on sides consisting of two undulating totally encircling bands in dark reddish-brown, black, and light brown. Lid has lip which fits down over rim of basket. Design on lid consists of cross patterns made of five red or five black squares.
Dimensions: length= 59.8 cm; height=33.5 cm to rim, 35 cm with lid; width=41.7
Inventory Description
Basketry lid, coiled
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1933-1966
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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Canada
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British Columbia
Additional Geographic Terms
Thompson River
Materials
Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 3 x 58 x 40.5 cm (1 3/16 x 22 13/16 x 15 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73234B
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