Basket Fragment
97-85-21
From: Alaska | Sitka
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 97-85-21 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Tlingit |
| Provenience | Alaska | Sitka |
| Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Spruce Root | Grass |
| Technique | Basketry | Twined |
| Description | Two-ply twining with "lozenge" and "tying" designs in false embroidery. Technical notes: twined, close twined, two-strand, wrapped weft ("false embroidery"); 9 warps and 14 wefts per square inch. |
| Height | 22 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 25.3 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1997 |
| Other Number | L-85-21 - Old Museum Number | 14576 - ANSP Number |
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