Plain twined; about ⅓ completed with rush cordage warp left hanging loose; vertical designs in brown; overlay of cedar bark and Xerophyllum tenax; rush weft.
Donor:
Lawrence E. Dawson
Collection place:
Puget Sound, Western Washington
Verbatim coll. place:
; Puget Sound
Culture or time period:
Twana
Collector:
Marian Steinbach
Collection date:
March 1965
Taxon:
Xerophyllum tenax
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Baskets (containers) and Twined weaving
Function:
8.3 For Manufacturing
Context of use:
Container for storing clothing.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
height 10 centimeters and diameter 26 centimeters
Comment:
Photo: Yes. References: Rossbach, Charles E., "Baskets as Textile Art," 1973, Pl. 121.
Loans:
S1983-1984 #5: Oregon Historical Society (August 8, 1983–January 12, 1984)