Basket
MOA: University of British Columbia
3131/17
Imbricated basket. Tall basket is shaped like an inverted cone, with a small rounded bottom flaring up toward the braided rim. The exterior of the basket is heavily covered in imbricated decoration in a dense linear zigzag design in dark brown and red-brown, on a dyed yellow background. Interior is undecorated. A double thong of thin hide serves as a handle and is tied to the rim in two places.
- Type of Item basket
- Culture Klickitat
- Material cedar root, corn husk fibre, dye, rawhide skin, grass
- Measurements height 19.0 cm, width 21.0 cm, depth 19.0 cm (overall)
- Previous Owner Diane J. Anderson, Craig Anderson, Reid Anderson, Dana Anderson-Breau
- Received from Craig Anderson, Reid Anderson, Dana Anderson-Breau
- Made in Washington
- Creation Date between 1880 and 1900
- Ownership Date before October 2, 2015
- Acquisition Date on October 2, 2015
- Item Classes basketry
- Condition good
- Accession Number 3131/0017