Berry Basket

NA3344A

From: Alaska

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number NA3344A
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Tlingit
Provenience Alaska
Culture Area Northwest Coast Culture Area
Section American
Materials Spruce Root | Grass | String | Cloth
Technique Basketry | Twined
Description

Cylindrical basket with an inverted bottom. Decorated with upper and lower bands of false embroidery in "track of the land otter" patterns in light brown and orange. Central band of "winding" or "tying" patterns in light and dark brown against an orange background.

Technical notes: twined, close twined, two-strand, three-strand, wrapped weft ("false embroidery"). 9 warps and 14 wefts per square inch.

Height 23.5 cm
Outside Diameter 30 cm
Credit Line Museum Purchase, 1915
Other Number 12 - Field No SF | G386 - Gordon Number

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