BASKET

Object/Artifact

-

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

BASKET

Entry/Object ID

143/4052

Description

ANIMAL DES RESEARCH NOTE: THIS LOOKS JUST LIKE THE GOOGLE PICTURE OF AN AMERICAN INDIAN, WASCO, SALLY BAG. SEE PROVENANCE

Collection

NATIVE AMERICAN

Made/Created

Date made

1900

Place

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

City

The Dalles

State/Province

Oregon

Culture/Tribe

Wasco
Native American

Notes

Chinook ethno-linguistic group (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

Depth

7 in

Diameter

7 in

Parts

Count

1

Material

CORNHUSK, HEMP

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Provenance

Notes

GRACE NICHOLSON; PASADENA, CALIF. HLG LEDGER VOL. II, p. 44A, ITEM # 15 INVOICE DATE 4/26/1909

Research Notes

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Lewis, Sherril

Notes

Wasco Sally bags, known by the Wasco as wapaas, are cylindrical, flexible bags woven with a unique full-turn twining method which were used to carry and store roots and other foods. The rim was often finished with leather with loops to attach to a belt.