Basketry Bottle

ClassificationsFurnishings-Serviceware-vessels-bottles

Culture Makah

Made AtWashington, United States, North America

MediumCedar

DimensionsOverall: 9 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/8 in. (24.1 x 8.9 x 7.9 cm)

Credit LineWilliam N. Hamaker Collection

Object number4354

DescriptionBasket covered bottle, flask shaped, with cover; twined, made with both warp and weft of twisted cedar bark. Ornamentation, 1" band of burgundy with insets of diamond shapes in natural color, and three narrow bands. Made by Makah Indians. Height 9.5" Diam of base 3.125" x 1.5" Width 3.5" Written on card: Nootka gr
Card 2 NOOTKA-MAKAH; FOUR BASKETRY ENCASED BOTTLES, Ex Label: These bottles covered with basketry are an example of the acculturation and adaptation of the Indian art. Bottles have been treasured by Indians since their first contact with civilization. The technique is wrapped S-twining; grasses dyed in a wide selection of colors form geometric patterns on the variously shaped bottles. 8.5" x 12.5" high, 2.875" 3.5" diameter; one flask-shaped bottle 3.125" x 1.5" base.

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