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Object Number
995-29-10/73226A
Display Title
Miniature wrapped twined grass basket (A) with lid (B); bird motif
Descriptions
Object Description
Wrapped twined bowl-shaped lidded basket of dyed grass and cedar bark with "false embroidery" decorations. Background of natural light brown with three orange birds and a red line around base of basket. Lid has lip which fits over edge of basket. Design on lid consists of an orange and a green line around the edge, a green band towards the center, and alternating blue and natural elements in center.
Inventory Description
Basket base, red and orange figurative bird design, constricted bark rim
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Date
Mid 20th Century
Culture
- Nootka
- Makah
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
British Columbia
Materials
Grass, Cedar bark
Dimensions
Overall: 2.8 x 3.7 x 3.7 cm (1 1/8 x 1 7/16 x 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73226a
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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