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Accession Number
OBJ_0026694
Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth Nation
Materials and Techniques
red cedar bark
dried grass
base checker woven
outer edge of base single-pair twined one outer row
sides plain woven
Place
west coast of Vancouver Island
British Columbia, Northwest Coast
Canada
North America
Description
A flat-based rectangular, straight-sided basket. The base is of cedar bark checker-weave with one outer row of single-pair twining. The cedar bark strips are then split and turned vertically for the sides. The sides are in plain weave with two pattern bands near the base and just above the mid-line, of three green strips.

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, straight-sided basket. The base is of cedar bark checker-weave with one outer row of single-pair twining. The cedar bark strips are then split and turned vertically for the sides. The sides are in plain weave with two pattern bands near the base and just above the mid-line, of three green strips.

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.
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Record Rights
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
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