Berry Basket
30-15-1
From: United States of America | Alaska
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 30-15-1 |
| 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 | Split root of spruce tree. Narrow band of woven de-sign in self colour at top and bottom; between these two bands, large geometric design in red and black. The black dye is obtained from blueberries; the red is calico soaked out and boiled in white alder bark. Technical notes: twined, close twined, two-strand, in-between weave (with plain), diagonal twill/twining, three-strand, wrapped weft ("false embroidery"); 12 warps and 14 wefts per square inch. Inverted bottom, related to NA8606. |
| Height | 24.5 cm |
| Width | 34 cm |
| Depth | 28 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Albert Wolf, 1930 |
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