Object Number | NA1796 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Tlingit |
Provenience | Alaska |
Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
Section | American |
Materials | Spruce Root | Grass |
Technique | Basketry | Twined |
Description | Storage basket. Technical notes: twined, close twined, two-strand, wrapped weft ("false embroidery"); 9 warps and 13 wefts per square inch. Inverted bottom; steps or shaman's hat designs; two rows wrapped root on top of side; three-strand at bottom of side. |
Height | 29.3 cm |
Outside Diameter | 34 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from the Estate of F. S. Plimpton, 1907 |
Other Number | 7/60? - Plimpton Number |
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