Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1986-0004-0047 | |
| 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 | |