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45-15-14
From: United States of America | Alaska
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 45-15-14 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Tlingit |
| Provenience | United States of America | Alaska |
| Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Spruce Root | Grass | maidenhair fern |
| Technique | Basketry | Twined |
| Description | Twined, false embroidery in natural grass and fern stem. Pattern: crossing, flat base, side convex. Technical notes: twined, close twined, two-strand in-between weave (with plain), wrapped weft ("false embroidery"), 11 warps and 16 wefts per square inch. |
| Height | 9.5 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 14 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Mrs. Owen Stephens, 1945 |
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