Basket Lid
45-15-12.2
From: United States of America | Alaska
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 45-15-12.2 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Tlingit |
Provenience | United States of America | Alaska |
Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
Section | American |
Materials | Spruce Root | Grass |
Technique | Basketry | Twined |
Iconography | Bear |
Description | Woman's work basket, spruce root twined, false embriodery in natural color. Crossing and head of salmon berry, on broad flat knob, forn fronds, on main surface, bear-tracks. Technical notes: twined, close twined, two-strand, wrapped weft ("false embroidery"), 9 warps and162 wefts per square inch. |
Height | 9.6 cm |
Outside Diameter | 21.2 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from Mrs. Owen Stephens, 1945 |
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