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NA8997

From: United States of America | Alaska | Sitka

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number NA8997
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Tlingit
Provenience United States of America | Alaska | Sitka
Culture Area Northwest Coast Culture Area
Section American
Materials Spruce Root | Pigment | Cloth
Technique Basketry | Twined
Description

Painted, broken in places. Technical notes: twined, close twined, two-strand, three-strand, diagonal/twill twining, cross-warp; Rim: 9 warps and 11 wefts per square inch, Top: 14 warps and 18 wefts per square inch. Tobacco basket, tying design inside.

Height 18.3 cm
Outside Diameter 36.7 cm
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Richard Waln Meirs, 1918

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