Twined, cylindrical, of spruce root, 2 false embroidered bands of "shaman's hat" design in alternating brown and orange. Small hole near base with portion missing; discolored around hole.
Donor:
Anne Deirup
Collection place:
Yakutat, Yakutat City and Borough, Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Washington; King; Seattle
Culture or time period:
Tlingit
Collector:
Alice J. Weymouth and Hudson's Bay Company
Collection date:
1928
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Berry baskets (food storage) and Twined weaving
Function:
1.5 Household
Context of use:
Basket for gathering berries.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
height 12.5 centimeters
Comment:
References: Emmons, G.T., "The Basketry of the Tlingit. Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History", Vol. III Part II. July 1903. p. 274.
Loans:
S1980-1981 #20: Anne Deirup (October 1, 1980–October 3, 1980)