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47-11-11
From: United States of America | Alaska
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 47-11-11 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Tlingit |
| Provenience | United States of America | Alaska |
| Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Spruce Root | Grass |
| Technique | Basketry | Twined |
| Description | Twined with all-over diamond self pattern of two warp twine. False embroidery in black fern stem, and brown and white. Two bands of "raven's tail" pattern, variant, and one of tying. Flat bottom, expanding side. Technical notes: twined, close twined, two-strand, three-strand, diagonal/twill twining, wrapped weft ("false embroidery"). |
| Height | 16.3 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 20 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Eli Kirk Price 3rd, 1947 |
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