Lidded Basket

The Burke: University of Washington

2014-118/6

The bear grass is natural, green, dark purple, and gray.


  • Type of Item lidded basket
  • Culture Makah, Nuu-chah-nulth
  • Material cedar bark, sedge grass, raffia, bear grass
  • Manufacturing Technique plain plaited, plain twined, triple twined, wrapped twined, dyed
  • Measurements height 2.0 in, diameter 3.6 in (overall)

  • Received from Julia N. Allen



  • Credit Gift of Julia N. Allen, PhD, DVM
  • Motif Chevron | Bands | Bent Arm Cross
  • Collection Burke Museum Ethnology Collection