Basket and lid

Museum number:
2-64881a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210264881a@2cb
Accession number:
Acc.3148
Description:
(a) Basket, flat circular bottom, vertical sides, cedar bark warp on bottom, inset cedar bark rim, bear grass and split tule weft, 3 horizontal bands of blue, yellow and red, blue arrows and blue designs on sides. (b) Lid, cedar bark weft radiating from center, bear grass warp, green, orange and blue bands, knob in center. Wrapped twining, commercial dyes. Early twentieth century.
Donor:
Estate of Christina B. Cameron
Collection place:
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Verbatim coll. place:
Canada; British Columbia; Vancouver Island
Culture or time period:
Makah and Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka)
Collector:
Christina B. Cameron
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Baskets (containers)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Context of use:
Made for sale.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
(a)— diameter 13 centimeters, (b)— height 2 centimeters, (a)— height 7 centimeters, and (b)— diameter 14 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Basket and lid, accession number 2-64881a,b, described as (a) Basket, flat circular bottom, vertical sides, cedar bark warp on bottom, inset cedar bark rim, bear grass and split tule weft, 3 horizontal bands of blue, yellow and red, blue arrows and blue designs on sides. (b) Lid, cedar bark weft radiating from center, bear grass warp, green, orange and blue bands, knob in center. Wrapped twining, commercial dyes. Early twentieth century.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Basket and lid, accession number 2-64881a,b, described as (a) Basket, flat circular bottom, vertical sides, cedar bark warp on bottom, inset cedar bark rim, bear grass and split tule weft, 3 horizontal bands of blue, yellow and red, blue arrows and blue designs on sides. (b) Lid, cedar bark weft radiating from center, bear grass warp, green, orange and blue bands, knob in center. Wrapped twining, commercial dyes. Early twentieth century.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Basket and lid, accession number 2-64881a,b, described as (a) Basket, flat circular bottom, vertical sides, cedar bark warp on bottom, inset cedar bark rim, bear grass and split tule weft, 3 horizontal bands of blue, yellow and red, blue arrows and blue designs on sides. (b) Lid, cedar bark weft radiating from center, bear grass warp, green, orange and blue bands, knob in center. Wrapped twining, commercial dyes. Early twentieth century.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Basket and lid, accession number 2-64881a,b, described as (a) Basket, flat circular bottom, vertical sides, cedar bark warp on bottom, inset cedar bark rim, bear grass and split tule weft, 3 horizontal bands of blue, yellow and red, blue arrows and blue designs on sides. (b) Lid, cedar bark weft radiating from center, bear grass warp, green, orange and blue bands, knob in center. Wrapped twining, commercial dyes. Early twentieth century.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Basket and lid, accession number 2-64881a,b, described as (a) Basket, flat circular bottom, vertical sides, cedar bark warp on bottom, inset cedar bark rim, bear grass and split tule weft, 3 horizontal bands of blue, yellow and red, blue arrows and blue designs on sides. (b) Lid, cedar bark weft radiating from center, bear grass warp, green, orange and blue bands, knob in center. Wrapped twining, commercial dyes. Early twentieth century.

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