Basket
Basket Lid
| Object Number: | NA7692 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Tlingit |
| Provenience: | Alaska |
| Culture Area: | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
| Late Date: | 1882 |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Spruce Root Grass maidenhair fern |
| Technique: | Basketry Twined |
| Height: | 13 cm |
| Outside Diameter: | 18.5 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from G. T. Emmons, 1918 |
| Other Number: | A/56 - Other Number |
Description
Lidded basket. Technical notes: twined, close twined, two-strand, wrapped weft ("false embroidery"). Basket: 11 warps, 16 wefts per square inch; Lid (top): 7 warps, 14 wefts per square inch; Lid (knob): 14 warps, 11 wefts per square inch; Lip: 13 wefts per square inch. Rattle-top lid; brown bear track, blanket border.
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