Berry Basket

31-23-1

From: United States of America | Alaska

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 31-23-1
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Tlingit
Provenience United States of America | Alaska
Culture Area Northwest Coast Culture Area
Section American
Materials Spruce Root
Technique Basketry | Twined
Description

Cylindrical. Twined weave with false embroidery. Design, disintegrated killer whale. Technical notes: twined, close twined, two-strand, three-strand, in-between weave (with plain), wrapped weft ("false embroidery"); 14 warps and 22 wefts per square inch. Inverted bottom, design in all fern, floated formline..

Height 17.1 cm
Width 23 cm
Depth 21 cm
Credit Line Purchased from George E. Starr, 1931

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