Spherical. 2 green embroidered zigzags circle basket near the bottom and at the center. 3 red zigzags circle basket at lower half, upper half and near rim. Weft stitches are damaged in places, especially rim. Basket is warped. Materials: "?, commercial yarn". Bundle coiled.
Donor:
Burch Family
Collection place:
St. Michael, St. Michael Island, Nome Borough
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; St. Michael
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
Mary C. Burch
Collection date:
1937
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Baskets (containers) and Coiled weaving
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
August 19, 1991
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
107 centimeters, height 27.5 centimeters, and 17 centimeters