Berry Basket
42-1-52
From: United States of America | Alaska
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 42-1-52 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Tlingit | Yakutat (Culture) |
Provenience | United States of America | Alaska |
Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
Section | American |
Materials | Spruce Root | Grass | maidenhair fern |
Technique | Basketry | Twined |
Description | Flaring. Spruce root twined with false embroidery of maidenhair fern in blanket border or wave pattern. Technical notes: twined, close twined, two-strand, in-between weave (with plain), three-strand, wrapped weft ("false embroidery"). |
Height | 13.8 cm |
Width | 20.5 cm |
Depth | 21 cm |
Outside Diameter | 21 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from the Ira Reed Estate through Wm. D. Morley Inc., 1942 |
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