Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1986-0004-0068 | |
| 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 | Small round basket with flat base and flaring sides, woven entirely in plain twining technique except for single row of 3-strand twining along juncture of base and sides and along rim; Warp and weft material is spruce roots; Designs are woven of dyed black bear grass leaves in a false embroidery technique, and consist of 2 narrow parallel bands around sides of basket, each comprising a rectilinear meandering motif; Wefts on lower half of basket are darker than on the upper half and may have been selected for decorative effect. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 8.4, Max Diam = 11.9 | |