Berry Basket
| Object Number: | NA7659 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Tlingit |
| Provenience: | Alaska |
| Culture Area: | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Spruce Root Grass |
| Technique: | Basketry Twined |
| Height: | 13.5 cm |
| Width: | 13 cm |
| Depth: | 12 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from G. T. Emmons, 1918 |
| Other Number: | A/44 - Field No SF |
Description
Technical notes: twined, close twined, two-strand, three-strand, wrapped weft ("false embroidery"); 15 warps, 21 wefts per square inch. Inverted bottom; descenders and ascenders; selvage pattern; tides or wave, tying, squirrel intestines (?) design.
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