Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1990-0001-0102 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Tlingit | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1960s | |
| 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; Base of basket is woven in alternating rows of plain twining and simple plaiting, with single row of 3-strand twining along juncture of base and sides; Sides are woven in plain twining technique, ending with another single row of 3-strand twining along the rim; Designs are woven of dyed bear grass leaves in a false embroidery technique and consist of a band of dark brown triangles arranged to form a negative zigzag band around the lower sides, and a similar band around the upper sides; Encircling the middle of the basket is a band of blue parallelograms that are stacked in a zigzag fashion; Each of the rows of 3-strand twining include 1 dyed red bear grass fiber; 3-strand braided bail handle (2 undyed and 1 dyed red bear grass fibers) is attached at interior of rim. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 6.5, Max Diam = 9.3 | |