Lidded Basket

The Burke: University of Washington

2013-244/6

The grass is natural and dark purple. The raffia is dark purple.


  • Type of Item lidded basket
  • Culture Makah
  • Material cedar bark, sedge grass, grass, raffia
  • Manufacturing Technique plain plaited, twined, triple twined, wrapped twined, dyed
  • Measurements height 2.0 in, diameter 3.2 in (overall)

  • Received from Dr. Calvin F. and Ms. Margarethe C. Konzak



  • Credit Gift of Calvin and Margarethe Konzak
  • Motif Bands | Star | Zig-zag | Bird | Canoe
  • Collection Burke Museum Ethnology Collection