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Catalog Number

CAS 1986-0004-0047   CAS 1986-0004-0047; 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. early 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Spruce (Picea sp.) roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Aniline dyes
Description Deep round basket with flat base and flaring sides; Base is woven in alternating rows of plain twining and simple plaiting, with single row of 3-strand twining at juncture of base and sides; Sides of basket are woven in plain twining except for single rows of 3-strand twining at 3.5 cm and 11 cm above base and along the rim; Designs are woven of dyed bear grass leaves in a false embroidery technique, and consist of pair of double rectilinear meanders woven of dyed maroon bear grass leaves that encircle mid-section of basket; Angles of the meanders detour around horizontally striped red and yellow trapezoids; Above, below, and in between the meandering bands are 3 pair each of diagonally stacked triangles, with half of each pair being purple and half being maroon.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 14.5, Max Diam = 19.9