Miniature Nootka Lidded Basket

Twined Basket

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Miniature Nootka Lidded Basket

Miniature Nootka Lidded Basket

Name/Title

Miniature Nootka Lidded Basket

Description

Superbly made miniature lidded basket, in perfect shape aside from fading of the exterior colors.

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Pacific Northwest

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

Nuu-chah-nulth
Native American, First Nation

Dimensions

Height

1-5/16 in

Diameter

1-9/16 in

Material

Cedar Bark, Bear Grass, Bear Grass, Dyed

Twined Basket Details

Twined Start

Plaited

Twined Finish

Self binding, 180°angle

Open/Closed Twining

Predominantly Closed Twined

Predominant Twining Type

Plain Twining

Additional Twining Types

Diagonal Twining

Twining Design Techniques

Half Twist Overlay

Warp ("Vertical" Elements)

Warp material

Cedar Bark

Weft ("Horizontal" Elements)

Weft material

Bear Grass, Bear Grass, Dyed

Weft Slant

Z Slant (up to right)