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Object
- Accession Number
- OBJ_0026692
- Culture
- Nuu-chah-nulth Nation
- Materials and Techniques
- cedar bark
- dried grass
- base plain woven: these strips are split into two to form slanting verticals of the sides
- sides plain woven using alternate wide and narrow weavers
- Place
- west coast of Vancouver Island
- British Columbia, Northwest Coast
- Canada
- North America
- Description
- A flat-based, straight-sided, rectangular basket. The base is red cedar bark strips in plain weave. The base strips are each split into two to form the verticals for the sides. The sides are also in plain weave using alternative wide and narrow weavers. two rows of single-pair twining in sedge form the rim edge.
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 on display at RAMM in the World Cultures gallery. - Description
- A flat-based, straight-sided, rectangular basket. The base is red cedar bark strips in plain weave. The base strips are each split into two to form the verticals for the sides. The sides are also in plain weave using alternative wide and narrow weavers. two rows of single-pair twining in sedge form the rim edge.
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 on display at RAMM in the World Cultures gallery. - See Elsewhere
- MDS record link
- Record Rights
- Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
- CC 0
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