(a) Basket, round, straw-colored ground with red and purple bands encircling above base, 2 black and orange geometric designs on body. (b) Lid, red circle in center, 2 orange and black geometric designs. Spiral 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 8.5 centimeters and (b)— diameter 8.7 centimeters