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Object Number
985-27-10/58952
Display Title
Tlingit closed twine basket. Red, golden and black false embroidery.
Descriptions
Object Description
Tlingit closed twine basket. Red, golden and black false embroidery. 3 bands of designs. Top and bottom design: "leaves of the fireweed" separated by enclosed central design of the "mouthtrack of the woodworm" in the positive.
Inventory Description
Cylindrical basket, small, geometric bands
Classification
- Basket
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1900-1985?
Culture
- Tlingit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Materials
Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 10.8 x 13 x 12.6 cm (4 1/4 x 5 1/8 x 4 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/58952
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(?)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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