Basket

96-19-6

From: Alaska | Angoon

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 96-19-6
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Tlingit
Provenience Alaska | Angoon
Culture Area Northwest Coast Culture Area
Creator Molly Gamble
Section American
Materials Spruce Root | Grass | Maidenhair Fern
Technique Woven | Twined
Description

Small berry basket woven with horizontal geometric design - red and brown/black spruce root - on exterior. Made by Molly Gamble as practice basket. Technical notes: twined, close twined, two-strand, three-strand, wrapped weft ("false embroidery").

Height 9 cm
Outside Diameter 9.5 cm
Credit Line Gift of Catharine McClellan, 1996
Other Number CG2016-2-376 - Found in Collection Number | 96-19-8 - Other Number

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