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97-85-19
From: Alaska | Prince William Sound
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 97-85-19 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Tlingit | Yakutat (Culture) | Haida (uncertain) |
| Provenience | Alaska | Prince William Sound |
| Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Spruce Root |
| Technique | Basketry | Twined |
| Description | Cylindrical. Two-ply twining in dyed bands alternating with bands of two-ply twining with checker element between. Haida type. Technical notes: twined, close twined, two-strand, in-between weave (with plain); 16 warps and 20 wefts per square inch. Inverted bottom, cross bars of the drying frame design; inverted weaving and smooth interior weave. |
| Height | 19.4 cm |
| Width | 30 cm |
| Depth | 24.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1997 |
| Other Number | L-85-19 - Old Museum Number | 16141 - ANSP Number | I 1613 - Gottschall Number |
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