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Catalog Number

CAS 1986-0004-0039   CAS 1986-0004-0039; Basket
Category Basketry
Object Name Basket
Culture Tlingit
Global Region North America
Country Canada or USA
State/Prov./Dist. British Columbia or Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data Area near Klukwan, Alaska
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. late 1800s to early 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Western red cedar (?) (Thuja plicata) bark and roots; Commercial cloth
Description Medium-sized round utility basket with flat base and vertical sides; Base and all but the final 3 cm on the sides are woven in alternate rows of plain twining and simple plaiting; Single row of 3-strand twining is located at junction of base and sides and at approx. 3 cm below rim; Final 3 cm of upper sides are woven in plain twining with occasional diagonally twined stitch, producing decorative pattern of diagonal lines; Warp material is cedar bark and weft material throughout basket is cedar roots; Warp rods are bent over at rim and bound under in a false braid; Pair of short cloth loops are sewn with thread on interior of rim opposite each other.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 20.0, Max Diam = ca. 18.0