Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1986-0004-0048 | |
| 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 | Miniature deep round basket with flat base and flaring sides, woven entirely in plain twining technique except for single row of 3-strand twining at juncture of base and sides and along rim, and intermittent diagonally twined stitches on upper and lower sides for decorative effect; Warp and weft material is spruce roots; Designs are woven in dyed bear grass leaves in a false embroidery stitch and consist of 2 bands around mid-section, each made up of horizontally positioned "Z" motifs in a dark brown color; Areas above and below these bands include pairs of diagonal lines that are woven of undyed spruce roots in diagonal twining technique. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.7, Max Diam = 6.5 | |