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29-175-677

From: Washington (U. S. State)

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 29-175-677
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Quinalt
Provenience Washington (U. S. State)
Culture Area Northwest Coast Culture Area
Section American
Materials Grass
Technique Basketry
Description

Grass; round; flat bottom; flaring sides. Bottom started with plaiting going into plain twining; sides in wrapped twining; edge braided. Decoration: dyed grass- band of purplish- brown and red at top and bottom with band of purplish-brown and rust in middle; all color stitches skip every other warp. Red stitching around bottom row on sides. Dyes probably aniline.

Height 10.3 cm
Outside Diameter 18.7 cm
Credit Line Exchange with George G. Heye, 1917
Other Number 5/9460 - Collector Number

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