Round with concave bottom, sides incurving at bottom, wide band of geometric false embroidery in faded colors; edge broken in several places, stained and faded throughout, patches of paint on side. Spruce root, grass stems, dyed, plain twined, wicker weave.
Donor:
Mrs. Lewis Summers
Collection place:
Northwest Coast, United States
Verbatim coll. place:
; Northwest Coast
Culture or time period:
Tlingit
Collector:
Clement M. Summers
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Baskets (containers) and Twined weaving
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Context of use:
Made for sale.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
height 14.5 centimeters and diameter 17 centimeters
Comment:
Conservation: Cleaned with vacuum and brushes, blocked with steam. See report in accession envelope. References: Emmons, G.T. "The Basketry of the Tlingit", Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History, Vol. III, July, 1903.