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lid
Object Type
basket
lid
Museum number
Am1988,13.5.a-b
Description
Basket and lid (with pattern in horizontal encircling bands) made of root (cedar, split), bark (cherry).
Production ethnic group
Made by:
Northwest Coast Peoples
Made by:
Plateau Peoples
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
British Columbia
Materials
cedar root
cherry bark
moose skin
Technique
basketry
Dimensions
Diameter:
14 centimetres
(at mouth)
Diameter:
20.30 centimetres
(at widest point)
Height:
17.50 centimetres
Curator's comments
Register contains drawing and (pencilled) dimensions (inches) only; metric dimensions to be confirmed.
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Mrs Kythe Beaumont
Acquisition date
1988
Department
Africa, Oceania and the Americas
Registration number
Am1988,13.5.a-b