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NA8196
From: Alaska | Attu Island | Aleutian Islands
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | NA8196 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Aleut |
| Provenience | Alaska | Attu Island | Aleutian Islands |
| Culture Area | Arctic Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Plant Fiber |
| Technique | Basketry |
| Description | Flat bottom, slightly flaring side. Twined weave spaced on parallel warps. Decoration of wool false embroidery in checkerboard with blocks made up of dots. Heavy plaited loop edge. |
| Height | 25.4 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 35.56 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Henry K. Deisher, 1918 |
| Other Number | 331 (Deisher #) - Collector Number |
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