Basket with lid

Museum number:
2-72526a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210272526a@2cb
Alternate number:
EC-4 (temporary number)
Accession number:
Acc.4787
Description:
Small, round, grass basket w/ lid. A = Lid; top decorated with a center medallion formed by 3 concentric rings (green/yellow/green) around a natural disk. Broken purple bands form a whirlwind pattern around the center spreading to the edge. Three concentric rings (green/yellow/green) decorate the side of the lid. B = Basket; decorated with 4 purple ducks on a natural ground, below which are 3 concentric bands (green/yellow/green). Reed base.
Donor:
Elizabeth Colson
Collection place:
Olympic Peninsula, Western Washington
Culture or time period:
Makah
Collector:
Elizabeth Colson
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Baskets (containers)
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
September 9, 2011
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
height 4.5 centimeters and diameter 7.4 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Basket with lid, accession number 2-72526a,b, described as Small, round, grass basket w/ lid. A = Lid; top decorated with a center medallion formed by 3 concentric rings (green/yellow/green) around a natural disk. Broken purple bands form a whirlwind pattern around the center spreading to the edge. Three concentric rings (green/yellow/green) decorate the side of the lid. B = Basket; decorated with 4 purple ducks on a natural ground, below which are 3 concentric bands (green/yellow/green). Reed base.

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