Basket
Item Number:
1996-95/6
from the
The Burke: University of Washington
Item History
Received from
Manson F. Backus
and
Mrs. Frances Backus
What
Name
Basket
Identification Number
1996-95/6
Type of Item
basket
Material
cedar bark
,
bear grass
,
dye
,
sweet grass
?
and
sedge grass
?
Manufacturing Technique
dyed
,
twined
,
plaited
and
wrapped twined
Overall
height 2.6 in, depth 3.5 in
Who
Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Received from
Manson F. Backus
and
Mrs. Frances Backus
Where
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
Other
Credit
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Manson F. Backus
Motif
Birds
Collection
Burke Museum Ethnology Collection