Object Number | 11035 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Tlingit |
Provenience | Alaska |
Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
Section | American |
Materials | Spruce Root | Grass |
Technique | Twined |
Description | Cover for basket. Pebbles in cover (Rattle?). Twined spruce root with grass false embroidery. Design: fern fronds and shaman's hat. Technical notes: twined, close twined, two-strand, wrapped weft ("false embroidery"); 8 warps and 12 wefts per square inch. Rattle top lid; design runs under knob. |
Height | 3 cm |
Outside Diameter | 17 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from Edward Drinker Cope, 1893 |
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