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Object Number
985-27-10/58942
Display Title
Tlingit (Yakutat) base of trinket basket. False embroidery on exterior.
Descriptions
Object Description
Tlingit (Yakutat) base of trinket basket. Some weft is dyed green and red and forms design around bottom of basket and interior. Exterior false embroidery in repeating geometric pattern of lines and rectangles.
Inventory Description
Cylindrical basket, geometric design.
Classification
- Raw Material
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th Century
Culture
- Tlingit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Materials
Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 10 x 16 x 15.8 cm (3 15/16 x 6 5/16 x 6 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/58942
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(?)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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