Round with flat base, slightly flaring sides, circular geometric design in dark and light brown on natural ground. Spruce root warp and weft, plain twined, false embroidery using dyed grass and maidenhair fern. Base combines plain twined and wicker weave.
Donor:
Georgia Ann Scott
Collection place:
Northwest Coast, United States
Verbatim coll. place:
; Northwest Coast
Culture or time period:
Tlingit
Collector:
Georgia Ann Scott
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Baskets (containers) and Twined weaving
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
December 19, 1986
Context of use:
Made for sale.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
height 10 centimeters and diameter 11.8 centimeters