Bag
29-175-569
From: Canada | British Columbia | Vancouver Island
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 29-175-569 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Nootka (uncertain) |
Provenience | Canada | British Columbia | Vancouver Island |
Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
Section | American |
Materials | Cedar Bark |
Technique | Basketry |
Description | Small checker weave. Collapses flat, folding up in the lengthwise middle of -shaped base. Collapsed outline that of rectangle with lower corners cut off. A 2 strand piece of cedar bark rope encircles top edge 9except where worn away) a loop of it passing through bag at inch and half below edge at 3 inch intervals. Two ropes attached to bag along either side of side creases on lower half of bag, continuing across and partway across base. One rope passes above surface while other goes beneath. then they exchange places, and so on. |
Height | 51 cm |
Width | 61 cm |
Credit Line | Exchange with George G. Heye, 1917 |
Other Number | 6/9793 - Collector Number |
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