Basket

Museum number:
2-50123
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2736
Description:
Round basket, flat bottom, straight sides; false embroidery on plain twining; meander design in reddish-brown and tan; lid missing.
Donor:
Merritt Gibson Barton
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska, Tlingit att.
Culture or time period:
Tlingit
Collector:
Florence Belle Barton
Collection date:
ca. 1910-1920
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Baskets (containers)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
1971
Context of use:
Made for sale.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
diameter 12.5 centimeters and height 8.5 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Basket, accession number 2-50123, described as Round basket, flat bottom, straight sides; false embroidery on plain twining; meander design in reddish-brown and tan; lid missing.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Basket, accession number 2-50123, described as Round basket, flat bottom, straight sides; false embroidery on plain twining; meander design in reddish-brown and tan; lid missing.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 2-50123, described as Round basket, flat bottom, straight sides; false embroidery on plain twining; meander design in reddish-brown and tan; lid missing.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 2-50123, described as Round basket, flat bottom, straight sides; false embroidery on plain twining; meander design in reddish-brown and tan; lid missing.

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