(a) Basket, cedar bark warp, bear grass, split tule weft, flat circular bottom, convex sides, inset cedar bark rim, horizontal blue strip near bottom, blue and red birds on sides. (b) Lid, split tule warp, bear grass weft, blue and red spiral design on top. Wrapped twining, commercial dyes.
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