Coiled Basket
Date1899
Mediumcedar root, grass, cherry bark, string
DimensionsOther: 13 × 14.5 × 22.5 cm (5 1/8 × 5 11/16 × 8 7/8 in.)
Other (base measurement): 8 × 17 cm (3 1/8 × 6 11/16 in.)
Other (base measurement): 8 × 17 cm (3 1/8 × 6 11/16 in.)
ClassificationsCeremonial Objects
Terms
Paper Field ReferencesCMH VII-B-691
Object numberHRC 00691
Descriptioncoiled rectangular footed basket of cedar root. secured with split stitches. cedar root bundle foundation. decorated with imbrication of black dyed and natural red cherry bark and grass. decoration consists of rectangles on all four sides made up of outlines of the cherry bark and grass with a red and black cherry bark crosses in the centre. string handle.this basket is not Haida made, but probably Haida owned.
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1895-1901
c. 1879
c. 1879
c. 1891
1890-1904