Berry Basket
45-15-8
From: United States of America | Alaska
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 45-15-8 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Tlingit |
| Provenience | United States of America | Alaska |
| Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Spruce Root | Grass |
| Technique | Basketry | Twined |
| Iconography | Bear |
| Description | Flaring natural berry basket, twined with false embroidery. Designs consisting of a war-pick, salmon-berry and bear's track. Prominent colors are red and black. Technical notes: twined, close twined, two-strand, in-between weave (with plain), wrapped weft ("false embroidery"); 10 warps and 13 wefts per square inch. Raven's tail and war club designs, selvage pattern. |
| Height | 22.1 cm |
| Width | 32 cm |
| Depth | 26 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Mrs. Owen Stephens, 1945 |
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