Catalog Number |
CAS 1986-0004-0046 | |
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. early 1900s | |
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Western red cedar (?) (Thuja plicata) bark; Aniline dyes | |
Description | Rectangular basket with flat base, vertical sides, and rounded corners; Warp and weft material is cedar bark; Base is woven in simple plaiting technique and the sides are woven in alternating rows of simple plaiting and plain twining; Final 1.25 cm below rim are woven entirely in plain twining; Rim is reinforced on interior with wooden splint, over which the warp splints are folded and bound into the final row of twining; Plaited sections of basket utilize equal-sized warp and weft fibers, while the twined sections utilize much narrower wefts; Designs are woven of dyed cedar bark and correspond to plain-twined band below rim, in which each row of twining includes one red and one green weft fiber; Pair of looped handles, each made from 2-ply segment of cedar bark, is woven through upper sides on each end of basket. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Height = 14.2, Width = ca. 12.0, Max Diam = ca. 25.5, Length = ca. 16.5 |