Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0090-0001 | |
| 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. late 1800s to early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Spruce (Picea sp.) roots; Aniline dyes; Canvas cloth; Wool (?) yarn | |
| Description | Very large, deep round gathering basket with flat base and vertical sides; Base and sides of basket are woven in alternate rows of plain twining and simple plaiting, except single row of 3-strand twining along juncture of base and sides, and the final 2.5 cm around rim, which are woven entirely in plain twining; At juncture of base and sides, each warp is split into two smaller warps, resulting in a much finer weave on the sides than on the base; Warp rods are bent over at rim and bound in a false braid; Warp and weft material is spruce roots; Basket is undecorated except for the plain twined band just below the rim, which consists of alternating red and green bands that are woven of dyed spruce roots; Two carrying straps or loops for attaching tumpline are made from short lengths of commercial green canvas-like cloth and are sewn with thread to interior of rim opposite each other; Traces of arrow-like designs woven of green wool (?) remain on the loop handles. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = ca. 38.5, Max Diam = ca. 36.0 | |