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Object Number
31-63-10/K87
Display Title
Small spruce root basket.
Descriptions
Object Description
Small spruce root basket. False embroidery twining and on bottom half in zigzag interval pattern. Upper half has 3 bands of rectilinear motifs in dark brown, light brown, and wheat color. Folded, probably for storage. False embroidery on interior base.
Inventory Description
Basket, woven fiber, cylindrical, flat base, geometric designs
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Tlingit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Materials
Fiber, Dye?, Spruce root
Dimensions
Overall: 16 x 16 x 14.5 cm (6 5/16 x 6 5/16 x 5 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Collector
Father of Frederic H. Curtiss
(?)
Donor
Mr. Frederic H. Curtiss
(1931)
Donor
Mrs. Frederic H. Curtiss
(1931)
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