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Object Number 995-29-10/73223A
Display Title Twined spruce root rattle top basket (A) with lid (B)
Descriptions
Object Description Twined rattle top cylindrical basket of spruce root with "false embroidery" decorations. Natural brown background with two encircling bands of alternating red and yellow oblique hourglass (bow-tie) figures. Matching lid has rattle in center and lips which fit over edges of basket. Pattern of decorations on lid same as on body of basket.
Inventory Description Basket with lid, cylindrical base section, brown, red, buff double diamond desig
Classification
  • Basket
Department Ethnographic
Date Mid 20th Century
Culture
  • Tlingit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / British Columbia
Dimensions Overall: 7.6 x 11.5 x 11.5 cm (3 x 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 995-29-10/73223a
Provenance
Collector Dr. William R. Wright (1995)
Donor Dr. William R. Wright (1995)

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