Berry Basket

NA8194

From: Alaska

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number NA8194
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Tlingit
Provenience Alaska
Culture Area Northwest Coast Culture Area
Section American
Materials Spruce Root | Grass
Technique Basketry | Twined
Description

Technical notes: twined, close twined, two-strand, in-between weave (with plain), wrapped weft ("false embroidery"); 10 warps and 15 wefts per square inch. Copper hanging basket mechanism.

Height 17.1 cm
Width 20.5 cm
Depth 19 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Henry K. Deisher, 1918
Other Number 191 - Collector Number

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