Small, round, grass basket w/ lid. A = Lid; Center medallion of yellow is surrounded by lapping water band of blue/green. A band of natural grass separates the center from a 4 purple ducks swimming along a purple band, counter-clockwise around the lid. The lid is edged w/ an additional band of purple and a red rim. Lip is edged with bands of blue and yellow. All are very faded on the exterior. B = Basket: Sides of basket are decorated with bands of purple, blue and yellow, above and below hunters in boats and ducks (purple). The bottom is edged with red. Base is formed from woven cedar bark stips, surrounded by purple and natural grass weaving.
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:
diameter 6.8 centimeters and height 5.2 centimeters