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Metadata
Title |
Coiled grass basket with lid and purple-red decorations |
Object # |
78.9.5.127 A&B |
Object Name |
Basket & Lid, Northern Alaska |
Date |
Unknown |
Artist |
Unknown |
Description |
Coiled grass basket with lid. The basket is in a bowl shape with a lid making is a teardrop shape over all. The decorations on the basket and the lid are done in red and blue dyed grass. The pattern is in a vertical stripe in a "cross" pattern with alternating red and blue in each stripe. There are eight stripes on the basket and four on the lid. Century - 20 Period - ESKIMO |
Material |
Grass/Natural and Dyed |
Dimensions |
H-8.346 W-8.583 inches |
Dimension Details |
21.80 cm x 21.20 cm |
Search Terms |
Basketry Eskimo Alaska Seal Gut Grass Northern Alaska Packages & Containers Ethnographic |
Credit line |
Ketchikan Museums: Tongass Historical Society Collection, THS 78.9.5.127 |