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Coiled cylindrical basket of cedar root, straw, and fern stem: leaf motif
Coiled cylindrical basket of cedar root, straw, and fern stem: leaf motif
Object Number 995-29-10/73236
Display Title Coiled cylindrical basket of cedar root, straw, and fern stem: leaf motif
Descriptions
Object Description Tall, narrow, cylindrical coiled basket with looped rim. Base smaller than rim. Imbricated design consists of four black and blond leaf elements and four tan and blond leaf elements on natural brown background. Undulating imbricated pattern near the looped rim in black, tan, and blond. Dimensions: height=21 cm, diameter=20.5 cm
Inventory Description Basket, bowl, tall flaring sides, looped rim, biomorphic black and red designs
Classification
  • Basket
Department Ethnographic
Date Mid 20th Century
Culture
  • Klikitat
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada
North America / United States
Materials Cedar root, Straw, Fern
Dimensions Overall: 20.8 x 21.3 x 21 cm (8 3/16 x 8 3/8 x 8 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 995-29-10/73236
Provenance
Collector Dr. William R. Wright (1995)
Donor Dr. William R. Wright (1995)

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