Basket with lid

Museum number:
2-48373a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210248373a@2cb
Accession number:
Acc.2619
Description:
(a) Basket, round, 2 encircling bands (top and bottom) of straw-colored diamonds on blue ground, central design is repeat of orange diamond inside purple geometric design; straw-colored ground. (b) Lid with knob, one encircling band (ditto "a") and repeats of orange and purple design. Sprial lattice binding.
Donor:
Mrs. Dale Parks, Mrs. Stanley Curry, and Stanley F. Curry
Collection place:
Northwest Coast, United States
Verbatim coll. place:
; Northwest Coast
Culture or time period:
Makah and Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka)
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
1968
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Baskets (containers)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
May 6, 1970
Context of use:
Tourist curio.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
(a)— diameter 18.2 centimeters and (b)— diameter 18.5 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Basket with lid, accession number 2-48373a,b, described as (a) Basket, round, 2 encircling bands (top and bottom) of straw-colored diamonds on blue ground, central design is repeat of orange diamond inside purple geometric design; straw-colored ground. (b) Lid with knob, one encircling band (ditto "a") and repeats of orange and purple design. Sprial lattice binding.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Basket with lid, accession number 2-48373a,b, described as (a) Basket, round, 2 encircling bands (top and bottom) of straw-colored diamonds on blue ground, central design is repeat of orange diamond inside purple geometric design; straw-colored ground. (b) Lid with knob, one encircling band (ditto "a") and repeats of orange and purple design. Sprial lattice binding.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Basket with lid, accession number 2-48373a,b, described as (a) Basket, round, 2 encircling bands (top and bottom) of straw-colored diamonds on blue ground, central design is repeat of orange diamond inside purple geometric design; straw-colored ground. (b) Lid with knob, one encircling band (ditto "a") and repeats of orange and purple design. Sprial lattice binding.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Basket with lid, accession number 2-48373a,b, described as (a) Basket, round, 2 encircling bands (top and bottom) of straw-colored diamonds on blue ground, central design is repeat of orange diamond inside purple geometric design; straw-colored ground. (b) Lid with knob, one encircling band (ditto "a") and repeats of orange and purple design. Sprial lattice binding.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Basket with lid, accession number 2-48373a,b, described as (a) Basket, round, 2 encircling bands (top and bottom) of straw-colored diamonds on blue ground, central design is repeat of orange diamond inside purple geometric design; straw-colored ground. (b) Lid with knob, one encircling band (ditto "a") and repeats of orange and purple design. Sprial lattice binding.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Basket with lid, accession number 2-48373a,b, described as (a) Basket, round, 2 encircling bands (top and bottom) of straw-colored diamonds on blue ground, central design is repeat of orange diamond inside purple geometric design; straw-colored ground. (b) Lid with knob, one encircling band (ditto "a") and repeats of orange and purple design. Sprial lattice binding.

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