Catalog Number: 1-10805
Object Name: Lidded Basket
Made By: Makah
Used By: Makah/Neah Bay
Collected From: Neah Bay
Materials: Twined cedar bark, bear grass, sedge raffia
Subject: Whaling scene
Dimensions (metric): Diameter: 12.06 centimeters, Height: 8.25 centimeters
Dimensions (English): Diameter: 4.75 inches, Height: 3.25 inches
Donor: Gift of Ms. Eleanor J. Graves
Date Received: December 16, 1930
Date Made: 19th century
Label: Covered basket made by the Makah of Neah Bay. The cover is designed with a cross-shaped medallion, and the walls are designed with figurative images of paddlers without paddles in canoes, and whales.
Exhibition: Southern NWC Case; A Time of Gathering: Native Heritage in Washington State
Accession Data: Accession ID: 2482; Accession Date: 12/16/1930; Accession Type: Accession Gift