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Object Number
995-29-10/73230
Display Title
Wrapped twined oval grass basket with scalloped rim
Descriptions
Object Description
Wrapped twined oval basket of dyed grass and cedar bark with scalloped rim and "false embroidery" decorations. Primary design on each side of basket consists of a dark brown canoe with two whalers against natural light brown background. Dark brown bird with red beak at each end of basket. One end also has red star. Two bands of undecorated cedar bark above and below primary designs. Olive green band at top and bottom of basket.
Inventory Description
Basket, oval, open looped rim, figurative boat and star motif, bark bands
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Date
Mid 20th Century
Culture
- Makah
- Nootka
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
British Columbia
Materials
Grass, Cedar bark
Dimensions
Overall: 11.6 x 20 x 16 cm (4 9/16 x 7 7/8 x 6 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73230
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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