Berry Basket

NA8986

From: Alaska

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number NA8986
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Tlingit | Yakutat (Culture)
Provenience Alaska
Culture Area Northwest Coast Culture Area
Section American
Materials Spruce Root | Grass
Technique Basketry | Twined
Description

Carrying. Technical notes: twined, close twined, two-strand, three-strand, wrapped weft ("false embroidery"); 10 warps and 14 wefts per square inch. Inverted bottom, selvage pattern.

Height 23.8 cm
Width 30 cm
Depth 24.5 cm
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Richard Waln Meirs, 1918
Other Number 40 - Collector Number

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