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Clam Basket2.5E2027
Clam Basket2015-162/1
Clam Basket2013-158/1
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Large burden basket with strap. Basket is constructed in a sturdy, open weave, wide at the mouth, narrowing sharply to a small rectangular base. Base is woven in a herringbone pattern. The lip is wrapped with cherry bark, which is also used as a decorative element in the body of the basket as strands of the warp. A rope of coarse plant fibre is attached around the lip by twists of cedar root, with a carrying strap of woven wool in dark brown and blue attached on one side.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth ? or Coast Salish ?
Material
cedar root, cherry bark, hemp stem, wool fibre, cotton fibre and cedar withe
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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