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Object #     1-507
Object name     Basket
Culture of Origin     Skokomish
Materials     Cattail, Bark, Grass
Techniques     Twined, Triple Twined, Half-Twist Overlay
Dimensions     H: 28.0 cm, Diam: 30.0 cm
Exhibit Label    

S'abadeb-Seattle Art Museum Twana soft-twined baskets are recognizable by lively geometric and figural designs that are added during the weaving process. Concentric rectangle designs represent boxes with triangular "crow's shells" on their borders. Open diamonds refer to "flounder beds" with "helldivers" (ducks) within. Dogs have curled tails while wolves display down-turned tails.
Source     Estate of Caroline McGilvra Burke
Location     Skokomish Reservation, Washington State
Credit     Caroline McGilvra Burke Collection


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