Basket

The Burke: University of Washington

2017-22/9

The bear grass is green, yellow, and purple.


  • Type of Item basket
  • Culture Quinault, Quileute, Makah, Western Washington
  • Material cedar bark, sedge grass, grass, bear grass
  • Manufacturing Technique plain plaited, twined, wrapped twined, countered twining, dyed
  • Measurements height 2.0 in, diameter 4.2 in (overall)

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



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