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NA8594

From: Alaska

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number NA8594
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Tlingit
Provenience Alaska
Culture Area Northwest Coast Culture Area
Section American
Materials Spruce Root | Grass
Technique Basketry | Twined
Description

Technical notes: twined, close twined, two-strand, in-between weave (with plain), three-strand, wrapped weft ("false embroidery"); 10 warps and 18 wefts per square inch. Floated designs.

Height 14.4 cm
Width 19.3 cm
Depth 17 cm
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Hampton L. Carson, 1919

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