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NA8593

From: Alaska

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number NA8593
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Tlingit
Provenience Alaska
Culture Area Northwest Coast Culture Area
Section American
Materials Spruce Root | Grass | maidenhair fern
Technique Basketry | Twined
Description

Technical notes: twined, close twined, two-strand, three-strand, wrapped weft ("false embroidery"); 9 warps and 16 wefts per square inch. Tatto, tying, and checker designs.

Height 13.7 cm
Width 17.7 cm
Depth 18.5 cm
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Hampton L. Carson, 1919

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