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Object
- Accession Number
- OBJ_0026695
- Culture
- Nuu-chah-nulth Nation
- Materials and Techniques
- ? spruce root
- base twined: closely set, continues up the sides for six rows
- sides plain woven and single-pair twined: three rows of red, three of brown, over pairs of verticals
- rim single-pair twining and braided: two close rows with stitching to hold the edge
- ends of verticals cut off very close
- Place
- west coast of Vancouver Island
- British Columbia, Northwest Coast
- Canada
- North America
- Description
- A cylindrical basket with a flat base of closely set twining which continues up the sides for 6 rows. The sides then continue with alternative rows of
a. plain weave
b. single pair twining
three rows in red, three in brown - over pairs of verticals. At the rim are two close rows of single-pair twining and a row of braided stitching to hold the edge, the ends of the verticals being cut off very close.
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 cylindrical basket with a flat base of closely set twining which continues up the sides for 6 rows. The sides then continue with alternative rows of
a. plain weave
b. single pair twining
three rows in red, three in brown - over pairs of verticals. At the rim are two close rows of single-pair twining and a row of braided stitching to hold the edge, the ends of the verticals being cut off very close.
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
From The Collection Of
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