Fish Basket
50-16-8
From: United States of America | Alaska | Aleutian Islands | Atka (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 50-16-8 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Aleut |
| Provenience | United States of America | Alaska | Aleutian Islands | Atka (uncertain) |
| Culture Area | Arctic Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Plant Fiber | Wool |
| Technique | Basketry | Twined |
| Description | Conical. Soft and collapsible. Openwork twining. Base plain, remainder with split warps woven so as to leave triangular openings. Separate braided rim attached to braided top edge at intervals. Long strip of braiding remaining loose for carrying basket. Few traces of purple, red, and green wool woven in near top. |
| Length | 39 cm |
| Width | 37 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Henry V. Gummere, 1950 |
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