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29-175-673
From: Washington (U. S. State)
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 29-175-673 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Quinault |
| Provenience | Washington (U. S. State) |
| Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cedar Bark | Grass |
| Technique | Basketry |
| Description | Cedar bark and marsh grass (?); combination of techniques. All warps seem to be cedar bark. Bottom starts with plaited bark, then is twined with grass. Bottom flat with expanding sides. Sides have a band of wrapped twining in green, yellow, green; then abroad panel of wrapped twining in natural color, purple, yellow and purple (skip-stitch producing yellow diagonals) and natural; cedar bark again, and band of wrapped twining like bottom one just below edge which is braided and wrapped over bundle of grass. Green and purple 9aniline dyes?)-grass; yellow (from Oregon grape?) |
| Height | 11.1 cm |
| Length | 31 cm |
| Width | 12.3 cm |
| Credit Line | Exchange with George G. Heye, 1917 |
| Other Number | 5/9439 - Collector Number |
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