Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0091-0032 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Tlingit | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | British Columbia | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| 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 deep round basket with flat base and slightly flaring sides; Base of basket is woven in alternating rows of plain twining and simple plaiting techniques, and sides are woven entirely in plain twining; Warp and weft material is spruce roots; Wide design band around mid-section of basket is woven in plain twining technique, using dyed gray-green spruce roots as the background and dyed red spruce roots along the edges; Overlaying this band and woven in false embroidery, using undyed bear grass leaves are 3 large "I" motifs, alternating with 3 concentric cross motifs that are woven of dyed yellow and black bear grass leaves; Designs also include narrow red and gray-green band along rim, single-row gray-green band at junction of base and sides, and dashed bright green spiral band that encircles center of base, all of which are woven of dyed spruce roots. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 9.5, Max Diam = ca. 14.0 | |