Basket Lid
| Object Number: | 45-15-13A |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Tlingit |
| Provenience: | United States of America Alaska |
| Culture Area: | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Spruce Root Grass |
| Technique: | Twined Basketry |
| Height: | 13 cm |
| Outside Diameter: | 20 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Mrs. Owen Stephens, 1945 |
Description
With false embroidery. Colors: natural, violet, green and red. Butterfly pattern on globular base with flat bottom. Lid has lines in concentric circles, with small knob. Technical notes: twined, close twined, two-strand, wrapped weft ("false embroidery"), 9 warps and 12 wefts per square inch. Ginger jar, butterfly pattern.
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