Materials For Making Baskets Item Number: E1033-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
FROM CARD: 1 BUNDLE. BASKET MAKING OF THE MAKAH INDIANS (WAKASHAN STOCK). MADE OF SHREDDED CEDAR BARK AND GRASS. THE SIMPLEST FORMS ARE IN PLAIN, RECTANGULAR WEAVING; THE FINER TYPES ARE IN TWINED WEAVING, IN WHICH THE WARP FILAMENTS ARE SINGLE, THE WEFT FILAMENTS DOUBLE, TWINED, AND OVERLAID WITH GRASS."
Item History
- Made in Washington, USA
- Collected in Washington, USA
- Received from James G. Swan during 1864
What
- Name
- Materials For Making Baskets
- Identification Number
- E1033-0
- Type of Item
- basket
Who
- Received from
- James G. Swan
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Washington, USA
- Collected in
- Washington, USA
When
- Acquisition Date
- during 1864
Other
- Accession Number
- 000494