Lidded Basket

The Burke: University of Washington

2016-94/2

The swamp grass is natural, green, dark purple, orange, and yellow.


  • Type of Item lidded basket
  • Culture Nuu-chah-nulth
  • Material cedar bark, sedge grass, raffia, swamp grass
  • Manufacturing Technique plain plaited, plain twined, triple twined, wrapped twined, dyed
  • Measurements height 2.6 in, diameter 3.8 in (overall)

  • Received from and Mrs. Robert Nils Watt



  • Credit Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Nils Watt
  • Motif Diamond | Bands | Swirl
  • Collection Burke Museum Ethnology Collection