Object Number | NA10726.1 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Tlingit |
Provenience | Alaska |
Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
Section | American |
Materials | Spruce Root | Grass |
Technique | Basketry | Twined |
Description | Twined basket. Low cylindrical; overlay of brilliant aniline dyed grass. Cover with rattling pebbles. Technical notes: twined, open twined, two-strand, in-between weave (with plain), three-strand, wrapped weft ("false embroidery"); 10 warps and 15 wefts per square inch. Rattle-top lid; fireweed design on sides; minimal design on lid except knob. |
Height | 12.6 cm |
Outside Diameter | 22.2 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Edward Bok, 1926 |
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