Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0145-0035 | |
| 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; Aniline dyes | |
| Description | Round basket with flat base and slightly flaring sides, woven entirely in plain twining technique except for single rows of 3-strand twining at juncture of base and sides and along rim; Warp and weft material is spruce roots; Designs are woven of dyed black and red spruce roots and consist of 2 concentric bands on the base and 8 parallel bands that encircle the sides, alternating in color between black and red and all woven in plain twining technique; In red bands both weft fibers are dyed, while in blue bands only 1 of the 2 wefts is dyed, so that in some bands the dyed fibers in successive rows align vertically and in others they align diagonally; Both rows of 3-strand twining also combine dyed red and undyed spruce root fibers. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = ca. 13.5, Max Diam = 16.5 | |