Tsimshian Wallet

Plaited Basket

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DPR Collections

Name/Title

Tsimshian Wallet

Description

Square base, round, flared rim. Some thread remnant of old tag. Perfect condition. Circa 1910, per seller

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1910

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Pacific Northwest

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

Tsimshian

First Nation

Dimensions

Height

4-3/4 in

Diameter

6 in

Dimension Notes

Diameter at the rim is approximately 6"; the base is approximately 4"x4".

Material

Cedar Bark

Plaited Basket Details

Primary Plaiting Type

Plain Plaiting, 1/1 interval, closed spacing

Plaiting Finish

Compound Self Binding, Plaited Selvage