Basketry Bottle

ClassificationsFurnishings-Serviceware-vessels-bottles

Culture Makah

Made AtWashington, United States, North America

MediumCedar and squaw grass

Dimensions8 1/2 x 3 in. (21.6 x 7.6 cm)

Credit LineWilliam N. Hamaker Collection

Object number4351

DescriptionBasket covered bottle with cover; twined, warp twisted from cedar bark, weft from squaw grass. Ornamentation, 7 bands of varying width, in black, orange, brown and red, each colored band containing a different design in contrasting color. Made by Makah Indians, Prince Rupert, British Columbia. Height 9" Diam. base 2.5" (Known as bird-cage weave.) Written on card: Nootka group

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