Basket

Basket Lid

47-11-2B

From: United States of America | Alaska | Aleutian Islands | Attu Island

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 47-11-2B
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Aleut
Provenience United States of America | Alaska | Aleutian Islands | Attu Island
Culture Area Arctic Culture Area
Section American
Materials Plant Fiber
Technique Basketry
Description

Twined with eight rows of openwork of crossed warps. Wool overlay of small two-colour diamonds, red-blue, red-purple, red-light blue. Two rows of green and red red dots in quincunx arrangement. Cylindrical; lid with mushroom knob.

Height 27.5 cm
Outside Diameter 14.5 cm
Credit Line Gift of Eli Kirk Price 3rd, 1947

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