Basket

Cup

38-12-2

From: United States of America | Alaska

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 38-12-2
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Tlingit
Provenience United States of America | Alaska
Culture Area Northwest Coast Culture Area
Section American
Materials Spruce Root | Grass | Maidenhair Fern
Description

Small twined basket of spruce root with false embroidery in natural grass, pink, and black maidenhair fern stem. "Wave" design. Technical notes: twined, close twined, two-strand, in-between weave (with plain), three-strand, wrapped weft ("false embroidery"); 13 warps and 13 wefts per square inch.

Height 8.3 cm
Outside Diameter 10 cm
Credit Line Gift of Estate of Winifred Bell, 1938
Other Number CG281088-2422 - Found in Collection Number

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