Basket

2004-23-56A

From: Alaska

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 2004-23-56A
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Tlingit
Provenience Alaska
Culture Area Northwest Coast Culture Area
Date Made 1890s
Section American
Materials Wicker | Reed (plant) | Fiber | Spruce Root | Maidenhair Fern | Grass
Technique Basketry | Twined
Description

Rattle top basket; orange, brown design; w/ lid (2004-23-56B). Technical notes: twined, close twined, two-strand, three-strand, in-between weave (with plain), wrapped weft ("false embroidery").

Height 7.3 cm
Outside Diameter 11.6 cm
Credit Line Gift of the Estate of Frederica de Laguna, 2004
Other Number #43 (notes) - Other Number

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