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Object Number
995-29-10/73224A
Display Title
Twined spruce root basket (A) with knobbed lid (B)
Descriptions
Object Description
Twined cylindrical lidded basket of spruce root with "false embroidery" decorations. Natural brown background with main design consisting of two encircling stepped bands of dark brown and blond outlined on top and bottom with orange. Matching lid has lips which fit over edges of basket with knob in center similar to rattle topped baskets, but without filling. Pattern of decorations on lid same as on body of basket.
Inventory Description
Basket with lid, round cylindrical body, brown, buff orange step designs
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Date
Mid 20th Century
Culture
- Tlingit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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Canada
/
British Columbia
Materials
Fiber, Dye, Spruce root
Dimensions
Overall: 5.9 x 8.1 x 8.1 cm (2 5/16 x 3 3/16 x 3 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73224a
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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