Basket W/Lid Item Number: E426223-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
CIRCULAR LIDDED BASKET WITH STRAIGHT SIDES. PLAITED BASE OF CEDAR BARK AND GRASS. SIDES OF CLOSED WRAP TWINING WITH WARP OF CEDAR BARK AND AND WRAPPED WEFT OF BEAR GRASS. RIM OF 1 CM. WIDE STRIP OF CEDAR BARK. LID ORNAMENTED WITH SPIRAL DESIGN IN RED, BROWN, AND BLACK WRPA TWINING. SIDES ORNAMENTED WITH PARALLEL BANDS IN RED, BROWN, AND BLACK WRAP TWINING. CULTURAL IDENTIFICATION BY LINDA EISENHART, MUSEUM SPECIALIST, DEPT. OF ANTHROPOLOGY, 1986.
Item History
- Made in Washington, USA
- Collected by Edith T. Laing in Washington, USA during 1910
- Received from Catherine Magistretti during 1989
What
- Name
- Basket W/Lid
- Identification Number
- E426223-0
- Type of Item
- basket
Who
- Culture
- Makah
- Field Collector
- Edith T. Laing
- Received from
- Catherine Magistretti
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Washington, USA
- Collected in
- Washington, USA
When
- Collection Date
- during 1910
- Acquisition Date
- during 1989
Other
- Accession Number
- 373018