Basket

Museum number:
2-50140a-c
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210250140a@2dc
Accession number:
Acc.2820
Description:
(a) Twined, round, straight-sided basket. Encircling band Greek fret in dark material near base and rim, encircling band triangle-like red designs in between; 3 encircling straw-colored zigzag bands; interior cylinder. (b) Lid with encircling fret. (c) Cover for lid center, geometric designs. False embroidery; spruce root with grass overlay.
Donor:
Estate of Daphne Stern
Collection place:
Northwest Coast, United States
Verbatim coll. place:
; Northwest Coast
Culture or time period:
Tlingit
Collector:
Daphne D. Stern
Collection date:
1972
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Baskets (containers) and Twined weaving
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
1972
Context of use:
Tourist novelty. Made for sale.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
(c)— diameter 6.8 centimeters, (a)— height 9.2 centimeters, (a)— diameter 14.5 centimeters, and (b)— diameter 14.7 centimeters
Loans:
S1986-1987 #28: SFO Museum (June 4, 1987–August 26, 1987)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Basket, accession number 2-50140a-c, described as (a) Twined, round, straight-sided basket. Encircling band Greek fret in dark material near base and rim, encircling band triangle-like red designs in between; 3 encircling straw-colored zigzag bands; interior cylinder. (b) Lid with encircling fret. (c) Cover for lid center, geometric designs. False embroidery; spruce root with grass overlay.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Basket, accession number 2-50140a-c, described as (a) Twined, round, straight-sided basket. Encircling band Greek fret in dark material near base and rim, encircling band triangle-like red designs in between; 3 encircling straw-colored zigzag bands; interior cylinder. (b) Lid with encircling fret. (c) Cover for lid center, geometric designs. False embroidery; spruce root with grass overlay.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Basket, accession number 2-50140a-c, described as (a) Twined, round, straight-sided basket. Encircling band Greek fret in dark material near base and rim, encircling band triangle-like red designs in between; 3 encircling straw-colored zigzag bands; interior cylinder. (b) Lid with encircling fret. (c) Cover for lid center, geometric designs. False embroidery; spruce root with grass overlay.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Basket, accession number 2-50140a-c, described as (a) Twined, round, straight-sided basket. Encircling band Greek fret in dark material near base and rim, encircling band triangle-like red designs in between; 3 encircling straw-colored zigzag bands; interior cylinder. (b) Lid with encircling fret. (c) Cover for lid center, geometric designs. False embroidery; spruce root with grass overlay.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 2-50140a-c, described as (a) Twined, round, straight-sided basket. Encircling band Greek fret in dark material near base and rim, encircling band triangle-like red designs in between; 3 encircling straw-colored zigzag bands; interior cylinder. (b) Lid with encircling fret. (c) Cover for lid center, geometric designs. False embroidery; spruce root with grass overlay.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 2-50140a-c, described as (a) Twined, round, straight-sided basket. Encircling band Greek fret in dark material near base and rim, encircling band triangle-like red designs in between; 3 encircling straw-colored zigzag bands; interior cylinder. (b) Lid with encircling fret. (c) Cover for lid center, geometric designs. False embroidery; spruce root with grass overlay.

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