BASKET

Object/Artifact

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

BASKET

Entry/Object ID

143/4047

Description

OPEN WEAVE LOOPS ON RIM/SCALLOPED EDGE/RED & BLUE STRIPES

Collection

NATIVE AMERICAN

Made/Created

Date made

1900

Place

Continent

North America

Notes

Research done by Sherril Lewis

Ethnography

Cultural Region

County

Clallam County

State/Province

Washington

Culture/Tribe

Quileute

Native American

Notes

The Quileute were known for tightly woven baskets which can hold water, some of which could be used as kettles to boil water. (note by Sherril Lewis, entered by SBE 9/18/2024)

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Basket

Nomenclature Class

Containers

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

Dimensions

Height

8 in

Diameter

11 in

Parts

Count

Material

SPRUCE ROOT, MT. GRASS

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Provenance

Notes

GRACE NICHOLSON; PASADENA, CALIF. HLG LEDGER VOL. II, p. 44A, ITEM # 2 INVOICE DATE 4/26/1909 Harry George purchased from Grace Nicholson, Pasadena, CA (237) on April 26, 1909 for $1.25.