Basket

30-16-6

From: United States of America | Alaska

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 30-16-6
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Tlingit
Provenience United States of America | Alaska
Culture Area Northwest Coast Culture Area
Section American
Materials Spruce Root | Grass
Technique Basketry | Twined
Description

Deep, round. Made of roots of spruce tree; straw false embroidery in natural colour, blue, green, red, brown. Natural dyes and others taken from trade blankets. Greek key design. Berry-picking basket. Technical notes: twined, close twined, two-strand, in-between weave (with plain), three-strand, wrapped weft ("false embroidery"); 10 warps and 16 wefts per square inch. Inverted bottom; tide or wave design; selvage pattern.

Height 22 cm
Width 29 cm
Depth 24.5 cm
Outside Diameter 0 cm
Credit Line Gift of Helen Huber, 1930

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