Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0145-0037 | |
| 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 round basket with flat base and deep, slightly flaring sides; Base of basket is woven with alternating rows of plain twining and simple plaiting, with single row of 3-strand twining at junction of base and sides; Sides of basket are woven entirely in plain twining technique; Warp and weft material is spruce roots; Designs are woven in false embroidery technique using dyed bear grass leaves as the weft; Designs include 2 parallel bands that encircle the sides of the basket, each comprising 5 contiguous outlined terraced maroon diamonds with a small red cross within each diamond; Band of 8 diagonally stacked columns of black triangles separates the two primary bands; Additionally, one of the weft fibers in the 3-strand row of twining at the junction of the base and sides is dyed black spruce root. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 13.3, Max Diam = 15.7 | |