Pattern Basket

The Burke: University of Washington

2013-151/19

The swamp grass is natural. The dye is red, black, purple, pink, blue, and green.


  • Type of Item pattern basket
  • Culture Ohiaht
  • Material cedar bark, swamp grass, dye, sedge grass, raffia
  • Manufacturing Technique twined, wrapped twined, dyed, braided, looped
  • Measurements height 6.5 in, diameter 5.7 in (overall)

  • Creator Frances Williams
  • Received from Jonathan and Ellyn Ostrow



  • Credit Gift of Jonathan and Ellyn Ostrow
  • Motif Bird | Canoe | Whale | Fish | Eagle | Arrow | Beaver (Animal) | Seal (Sea Mammal) | Lightning Serpent | Human | Scroll
  • Collection Burke Museum Ethnology Collection