Basket
A flat-based, rectangular basket with a base of red cedar bark strips in plain weave. These strips are split to form the slanting verticals of the sides. The sides are wrapped over the verticals and the finer horizontals. Patterning of wrapped purple 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 was collected by Edgar Dewdney in the late 19th/ early 20th century. Dewdney’s wife bequeathed the item to RAMM in 1927.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 70/1927/10
- Collection Class
- Containers
- Collection Area Region
- N
- Material
- dried grass (bear grass?)red cedarbarkred cedar bark
- Common Name
- basket
- Simple Name
- basket
- Production Town
- west coast of Vancouver Island or north west tip of Washington State
- Production County
- British Columbia or Washington State, Northwest Coast
- Production Country
- Canada or USA
- Production Year High
- 1916
