Berry Basket
32-2-7
From: United States of America | Alaska
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 32-2-7 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Tlingit |
Provenience | United States of America | Alaska |
Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
Date Made | ca. 1900 |
Section | American |
Materials | Spruce Root | Grass | Cloth | Leather |
Technique | Basketry | Twined |
Description | Cylindrical. Spruce root. Twined weave with false embroidery. Design, "wave." Technical notes: twined, close twined, two-strand, in-between weave (with plain), three-strand, wrapped weft ("false embroidery"); 10 warps and 13 wefts per square inch. Tides design in 3 bands; selvage pattern. |
Height | 16 cm |
Outside Diameter | 17 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Dwight P. Robinson, 1932 |
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