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Object
- Accession Number
- OBJ_0026686
- Culture
- Nuu-chah-nulth Nation
- Materials and Techniques
- red cedar bark
- dried grass
- centre of base plain woven
- sides wrapped over slanting verticals and finer horizontals
- handle three strand braided
- handle sewn to body across width
- Place
- west coast of Vancouver Island
- British Columbia, Northwest Coast
- Canada
- North America
- Description
- A flat-based rectangular basket with outward curving sides. The centre of the base is cedar bark in a plain weave. The sides are wrapped, over slanting verticals and finer horizontals. A thick, three-strand braided handle is attached across the width.
This was collected by Edgar Dewdney in the late 19th/ early 20th century. Dewdney’s wife bequeathed the item to RAMM in 1927.
This object is not on display. - Description
- A flat-based rectangular basket with outward curving sides. The centre of the base is cedar bark in a plain weave. The sides are wrapped, over slanting verticals and finer horizontals. A thick, three-strand braided handle is attached across the width.
This was collected by Edgar Dewdney in the late 19th/ early 20th century. Dewdney’s wife bequeathed the item to RAMM in 1927.
This object is not on display. - See Elsewhere
- MDS record link
- Record Rights
- Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
- CC 0
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