Berry Basket
97-85-7
From: Alaska | Prince William Sound
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 97-85-7 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Tlingit | Yakutat (Culture) | Klikitat (uncertain) |
| Provenience | Alaska | Prince William Sound |
| Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Spruce Root | Grass |
| Technique | Basketry | Twined |
| Description | truncated conical. Two-ply twining of spruce root with "blanket-border" design in false embroidery. Inverted bottom; warp adding on bottom. Technical notes: twined, close twined, two-strand, in-between weave (with plain), wrapped weft ("false embroidery"); 9 warps and 8 wefts per square inch. |
| Height | 20.8 cm |
| Width | 30 cm |
| Depth | 20 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1997 |
| Other Number | L-85-7 - Old Museum Number | 16134 - ANSP Number | II 58 - Gottschall Number |
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