Object Number | NA5684 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Chilkat | Tlingit |
Provenience | Alaska |
Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
Section | American |
Materials | Spruce Root | Yarn |
Technique | Basketry | Twined |
Description | Cylindrical basket with an inverted bottom. One handle made from braided yarn is attached at the rim. Multiple repairs are made along the rim using plant fiber. Technical notes: twined, close twined, two-strand, in-between weave (with plain). 8 warps, 15 wefts per square inch. Compact twine. |
Height | 17 cm |
Width | 21 cm |
Depth | 17 cm |
Credit Line | Wanamaker Expedtion to the Northwest Coast, Louis Shotridge, 1917 |
Other Number | B.T.1 - Other Number |
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