Lidded Basket

The Burke: University of Washington

2017-113/5

The dark blue is red, orange, and yellow.


  • Type of Item lidded basket
  • Culture Nuu-chah-nulth
  • Material cedar bark, raffia, sedge grass, grass, swamp grass, dye
  • Manufacturing Technique plain plaited, twined, triple twined, wrapped twined, dyed
  • Measurements height 2.7 in, diameter 4.0 in (overall)

  • Received from Charles and Delores Sismey



  • Credit Gift of Charles and Delores Sismey
  • Motif Band | Swirl | Eagle | Canoe | Human
  • Collection Burke Museum Ethnology Collection