Basket

The Burke: University of Washington

2017-22/7

The bear grass is red, green, black, and purple.


  • Type of Item basket
  • Culture Quinault, Quileute, Western Washington
  • Material cedar bark, raffia, grass, bear grass
  • Manufacturing Technique plain plaited, twined, wrapped twined, dyed
  • Measurements length 4.0 in, height 2.2 in (overall)

  • Received from Dr. and Mrs. Hugh and Dollie Armstrong



  • Motif Band
  • Credit Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Hugh and Dollie Armstrong
  • Collection Burke Museum Ethnology Collection