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NA171
From: Alaska | Chilkat River Region
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | NA171 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Chilkat | Tlingit |
Provenience | Alaska | Chilkat River Region |
Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
Section | American |
Materials | Spruce Root | Leather |
Technique | Basketry | Twined |
Description | Technical notes: twined, close twined, two-strand, in-between weave (with plain), diagonal/twill twining, three-strand; 18 warps and 16 wefts per square inch. Inverted bottom, raven's cradle design at top edge; three-strand under side. |
Height | 10.7 cm |
Width | 13.2 cm |
Depth | 9.2 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from Grace Nicholson, 1905 |
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