Small round basket (A) w/ Lid (B). Woven of bear grass w/ cedar bark base. Basket is decorated w/ 4, red, decorative bands around the walls, and 2 bands encircling the lids. Center of the lid is woven in 4 quadrants forming a center medallion. 1942
Donor:
Elizabeth Colson
Collection place:
British Columbia, Canada
Verbatim coll. place:
North America, NW Coast, Nootka
Culture or time period:
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka)
Collector:
Elizabeth Colson
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Baskets (containers)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
September 9, 2011
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
diameter 7.5 centimeters and height 4.3 centimeters