Berry Basket
42-29-4
From: United States of America | Alaska
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 42-29-4 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Tlingit |
| Provenience | United States of America | Alaska |
| Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
| Date Made | -1910 |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Spruce Root | Grass |
| Technique | Basketry | Twined |
| Description | Flaring side. Spruce root; 2-strand twining with design in false embroidery. Design: goose track and half head of salmonberry. Technical notes: twined, close twined, two-strand, three-strand, in-between weave (with plain), wrapped weft ("false embroidery"); 12 warps and 18 wefts per square inch. Navajo designs; not a traditional Tlingit design; made for sale. |
| Height | 19.8 cm |
| Width | 20.5 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 19.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Franklin Miles Day, 1942 |
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