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Object Number 40-43-10/19312
Display Title Basket--oblong design of orange, yellow and brown in false embroidery
Descriptions
Object Description Basket--oblong design of orange, yellow and brown in false embroidery; technique: twine weave.
Inventory Description Cylindrical basket, polychrome geometric design, damaged rim, fragile.
Classification
  • Basket
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Tlingit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Dimensions Overall: 17.5 x 22 x 22 cm (6 7/8 x 8 11/16 x 8 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Collector Joseph S. Swaim (1900-1940)
Collector Caroline Tiffany Dyer Swaim (1900-1940)
Donor Stanley Swaim (5/8/40)
Donor Donated by Dr. Loring T. Swaim (5/8/1940)
Donor Donated by Roger Swaim (5/8/1940)

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