Hard Coil Basket
Date1900-40
Maker
Susan Wawatkin Bedal
Sauk, 1865-1947
Label TextThis sturdy basket could be used for food gathering or food storage. Susan Bedal, a well-known basket maker from Sauk—with easy access to river, prairie, and mountain ecosystems—would have gathered spring shoots, summer berries, and several varieties of wild roots.
- Barbara Brotherton, Curator of Native American Art, 2018
Object number2005.104
Credit LineGift of Jean Bedal Fish and Edith Bedal, in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum
Dimensions8 1/2 x 10 x 7 1/2in. (21.6 x 25.4 x 19.1cm)
MediumCedar bark, cedar root, alder bark, bear grass, huckleberry
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