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Object
- Accession Number
- OBJ_0026693
- Culture
- Nuu-chah-nulth Nation
- Materials and Techniques
- cedar bark
- centre of base plain woven with small central square and coarse checkerwork
- surrounding area of base twilled, wrapped continues up the sides
- sides diagonal wrapped, twined weave
- Place
- west coast of Vancouver Island
- British Columbia, Northwest Coast
- Canada
- North America
- Description
- A low, flat, circular basket. The centre of the base has a small central square of cedar bark plain weave, followed by twining and then wrapping which continues up the sides. Design of lines and spots in purple and dark blue.
This was collected by Edgar Dewdney in the late 19th/ early 20th century. Dewdney’s wife bequeathed the item to RAMM in 1927.
L. 70 x W. 47 x H. 48mm
This object is on display at RAMM in the World Cultures gallery. - Description
- A low, flat, circular basket. The centre of the base has a small central square of cedar bark plain weave, followed by twining and then wrapping which continues up the sides. Design of lines and spots in purple and dark blue.
This was collected by Edgar Dewdney in the late 19th/ early 20th century. Dewdney’s wife bequeathed the item to RAMM in 1927.
L. 70 x W. 47 x H. 48mm
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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