Basket

Sally Bag

78-1-24

From: Washington (uncertain) | Oregon (uncertain)

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 78-1-24
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Wasco
Provenience Washington (uncertain) | Oregon (uncertain)
Culture Area Plateau Culture Area
Section American
Materials Cotton | Root
Technique Twined
Description

Twined basket with cotton string warp and root fibre weft. Cylindrical shape. Weft design on body of basket is of diagonal stripes in light and dark brown fibres. Top and bottom borders of twined off-white cotton. Basket is flimsy and has lost cylindrical shape. There is a small hole in the side.

Height 30 cm
Length 26 cm
Width 16 cm
Depth 17 cm
Outside Diameter 18.5 cm
Credit Line Gift of Mary Elizabeth King, 1978

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