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NA9426

From: Alaska

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number NA9426
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Tlingit
Provenience Alaska
Culture Area Northwest Coast Culture Area
Section American
Materials Spruce Root | Grass | maidenhair fern | Cloth
Technique Basketry | Twined
Description

Technical notes: twined, open twined, two-strand, in-between weave (with plain), three-strand, wrapped weft ("false embroidery"); 10 warps and 18 wefts per square inch. Inverted bottom.

Height 24.5 cm
Width 24 cm
Depth 28 cm
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Edward Bok, 1924

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