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Catalog Number |
1-421 |
Object Name |
Basket |
Cultural Affiliation |
Sahaptin |
Description |
Coiled cedar root basket for berry picking. The design is woven in with beargrass in both natural color and black. The design is a complex arrangement of inverted "L"s, known as "Salmon gills and ribs." Made with an oval start. Extended Visual Description Object is a small brown basket, with yellow and dark brown designs. Design has yellow triangles at base which branches upward with interconnected lines. Color scraped near bottom with some missing. Most of colors are cracking Rim as three breaks. Two leather strips knotted at rim. Three cord loops also on rim. Inside has whitish color between weave. Basket is Stiffened. |
Material |
Leather/Beargrass/Root, Cedar |
Search Terms |
North America Washington State Washington, Central Region Cascade Mts Sahaptin |
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