Skokomish, Coast Salish. <em>Basket</em>, late 19th or early 20th century. Cedar root, bark, grass, dye, 10 1/4 x 10 5/8 x 10 5/8 in. (26 x 27 x 27 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Stewart Smith Memorial Fund, 46.193.7. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 46.193.7_PS1.jpg)

Basket

Artist:Skokomish, Coast Salish

Medium: Cedar root, bark, grass, dye

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Dates:late 19th or early 20th century

Dimensions: 10 1/4 x 10 5/8 x 10 5/8 in. (26 x 27 x 27 cm)

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Accession Number: 46.193.7

Image: 46.193.7_PS1.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Burden basket. The rim is decorated with a basketry cord attached to the main basket at intervals of approximately 2 1/2 inches, creating a scalloped edge. The design is made by the imbrication technique. Below the scalloped rim is a row of wolves with their tails up, (a characteristic marker of identity) circling counterclockwise. There is a wave pattern throughout created by imbrication. There are four colors on the basket. The body of the basket is a natural warm brown color. The imbrication areas are natural light straw, natural? red, and dyed? dark brown. Condition: good and stable; on the interior are some detached basketry fibers.

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