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29-175-670
From: Washington (U. S. State) | Quinault River
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 29-175-670 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Quinault |
Provenience | Washington (U. S. State) | Quinault River |
Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
Section | American |
Materials | Cedar Bark | Bear Grass |
Technique | Basketry |
Description | Probably pine root; rounded bottom; straight sides. Plain twining; very coarse on bottom. Edge: braided. Decoration: overlay twining in natural-colored grass; single row around bottom and be-low top edge; vertical bands of zig-zags (skip-stitch) up sides, 9 in in all and small four-footed creatures (dog?) around top- 7 in all. Medium size; very dry; torn in one place. |
Height | 20.7 cm |
Outside Diameter | 25 cm |
Credit Line | Exchange with George G. Heye, 1917 |
Other Number | 5/9465 - Collector Number |
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