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11027

From: Alaska

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 11027
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Tlingit
Provenience Alaska
Culture Area Northwest Coast Culture Area
Section American
Materials Spruce Root | Grass
Technique Basketry
Description

Technical notes: twined, close twined, two-strand, in-between weave (with plain), wrapped weft ("false embroidery"); 8 warps and 13 wefts per square inch. Fish flake design, lid will have the rest of the flake.

Height 10.9 cm
Outside Diameter 18 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Edward Drinker Cope, 1893

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