Basket with lid

Museum number:
2-72524a,b
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
EC-2 (temporary number)
Accession number:
Acc.4787
Description:
Small, round grass basket w/ lid. A = Lid; center medallion (purple) is a multi-pointed star surrounded by natural band, and edged with alternating green and natural border. Lip of basket has a purple band at edge. B= basket; natural grass, w 3 green ducks and a purple band .5 cm from base. Reed base. Basket and lid are tied with a red/orange cellulose ribbon topped with a red satin ribbon and a wooden duck - natural wood, highlighted with black and the words "Why Ask Me". Base is of cedar bark strips & contains a pencil notation, "from Martha".
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 3.7 centimeters and diameter 6.3 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Basket with lid, accession number 2-72524a,b, described as Small, round grass basket w/ lid. A = Lid; center medallion (purple) is a multi-pointed star surrounded by natural band, and edged with alternating green and natural border. Lip of basket has a purple band at edge. B= basket; natural grass, w 3 green ducks and a purple band .5 cm from base. Reed base. Basket and lid are tied with a red/orange cellulose ribbon topped with a red satin ribbon and a wooden duck - natural wood, highlighted with black and the words "Why Ask Me". Base is of cedar bark strips & contains a pencil notation, "from Martha".

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