Lidded Basket

The Burke: University of Washington

2015-32/10

The grass is natural, dark purple, dark pink, and burgundy.


  • Type of Item lidded basket
  • Culture Makah, Quinault, Quileute
  • Material cedar bark, sedge grass, grass, dark pink, burgundy, raffia
  • Manufacturing Technique plain plaited, twined, triple twined, wrapped twined, dyed
  • Measurements height 1.7 in, diameter 2.5 in (overall)

  • Received from Shirley S. Newton



  • Credit Gift of Dave and Shirley Newton
  • Motif Bands
  • Collection Burke Museum Ethnology Collection