Berry Basket
97-85-12
From: Alaska | Prince William Sound
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 97-85-12 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Tlingit | Yakutat (Culture) |
| Provenience | Alaska | Prince William Sound |
| Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Spruce Root | Grass |
| Technique | Basketry | Twined |
| Description | Cylindrical. Two-ply twining of spruce root with "shaman's hat" and "tying" designs in false embroidery on dyed bands. Damaged; no bottom. Technical notes: twined, close twined, two-strand, wrapped weft ("false embroidery"); 9 warps and 14 wefts per square inch. |
| Height | 21.2 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 28.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1997 |
| Other Number | L-85-12 - Old Museum Number | 16140 - ANSP Number | I 781 - Gottschall Number |
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