Basket
| Object Number: | 70-9-45 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Tlingit Yakutat (Alaska) |
| Provenience: | Alaska |
| Culture Area: | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Spruce Root |
| Technique: | Basketry |
| Height: | 22.23 cm |
| Outside Diameter: | 29.21 cm |
| Credit Line: | Bequest of Samuel Pennypacker, 1970 |
Description
main texture is spruce roots interwoven with grasses and colored with vegetable dyes. Background color is brown. Geometric designs in red and yellow. Basket is circular and very deep.
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