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| Object Number: | 96-2-24A |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Makah (uncertain) |
| Provenience: | Washington (U. S. State) Seattle |
| Culture Area: | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
| Date Made: | 1880-1890 |
| Early Date: | 1880 |
| Late Date: | 1890 |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Glass Plant Fiber Pigment |
| Technique: | Twined |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Dr. Frederica de Laguna, 1996 |
Description
Glass bottle covered with basketry. Square of thicker darker brown plant fiber at the bottom. Alternating double lined stripes with thick solid stripes of feaded red pigment around the bottole at the middle of the bottle guaralaterals are enclosed within one set of double lines. Around the bottom rim double thin lines of black pigment above that red dyed stripe with a black zig zag enclosed in two thin black lines.
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