Berry Basket

NA9376

From: Alaska

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number NA9376
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Tlingit
Provenience Alaska
Culture Area Northwest Coast Culture Area
Section American
Materials Spruce Root | Grass
Technique Basketry
Description

Berry picking; embroidered with dyed straw. Technical notes: twined, close twined, two-strand, wrapped weft ("false embroidery"); 9 warps and 12 wefts per square inch. Inverted bottom, selvage pattern.

Height 25.2 cm
Width 33 cm
Depth 26.3 cm
Credit Line Gift of Samuel W. Fernberger, 1922

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