Basket

Basket Lid

50-16-10B

From: United States of America | Alaska | Aleutian Islands

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 50-16-10B
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Aleut
Provenience United States of America | Alaska | Aleutian Islands
Culture Area Arctic Culture Area
Section American
Materials Plant Fiber | Wool
Technique Basketry | Twined
Description

A: Cylindrical. Alternate bands of close twining and crossed-warp openwork twining. Triangles of mixed red and blue wool woven into plain bands. "Dotted lines" of purple wool near base.

B: Made and decorated in same manner. "Dotted lines" of purple near edge. Large central knob largely covered with red and blue wool twined in.

Height 15.5 cm
Outside Diameter 15 cm
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Henry V. Gummere, 1950

Report problems and issues to digitalmedia@pennmuseum.org.