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Title |
Basket woven of strips of salmon skin twine |
Object # |
85.1.105.1 |
Object Name |
Basket, NWC Native |
Date |
1950 |
Artist |
Unknown |
Description |
Basket woven of strips of salmon skin twine A hand bag style weave. Strips of salmon skin leather tanned by his secret process. Dark brown and blackish in color Century - 20 |
Provenance |
Note attached to the handle: Basket woven by a lady in Saxman, outside Ketchikan, Alaska of strips of salmon skin leather tanned by his secret process. Early 1950's? Gift of Fair Snodderly |
Material |
Salmon Skin |
Dimensions |
H-10.5 W-9 D-3 inches |
Dimension Details |
Old dimensions: 21.40 cm x 6.00 cm x 17.50 cm Whole/Part - WHOLE |
People |
Snodderly, Fair Baker, Alfred Baker, Frances |
Search Terms |
Northwest Coast Salmon Ketchikan, Alaska Basketry Weaving Salmon Skin Leather Saxman |
Credit line |
Ketchikan Museums: Tongass Historical Society Collection, THS 85.1.105.1 |