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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