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Object Number
995-29-10/73229A
Display Title
Twined bowl-shaped grass basket (A) with lid (B); boat and bird motif
Descriptions
Object Description
Twined bowl-shaped lidded basket of dyed grass and cedar bark. Background of natural light brown with two blue boats with two whalers each separated from each other by pairs of blue birds. Also a triangular blue and orange design on one side (perhaps a Nootka onion dome-topped hat). Around base of basket and rim of lid are identical bands of purple, green, and yellow lines. Lid has lip which fits over edge of basket. Design on lid consists of purple geometric center surrounded by six blue birds.
Inventory Description
Basket, bowl base, flat bottem, straight sides, bark rim, boat and duck motifs
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Date
Mid 20th Century
Culture
- Nootka
- Makah
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
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British Columbia
Materials
Grass, Cedar bark
Dimensions
Overall: 5 x 10.2 x 9.9 cm (1 15/16 x 4 x 3 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73229A
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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