Twined, cylindrical, of spruce root, false embroidery of split grass (Elymus mollis) in 2 bands of faded orange and yellow "shaman's hat" design separated by solid 8-row band. Large hole near base with portion missing and area stained and discolored.
Donor:
Anne Deirup
Collection place:
Seattle, King County, Washington
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 24 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)