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Metadata
Title |
Spruce root basket with snail trail design |
Object # |
2018.2.15.2 |
Object Name |
Basket, Haida |
Date |
1986 circa |
Artist |
Churchill, Delores |
Description |
Spruce root basket with snail trail design made by Delores Churchill. |
Provenance |
Holly Churchill believes her mom made the baskets in 1986 or 1985 following a Cheryl Samuel's class in Victoria. It was also around the same time Selina passed. Holly explained the two designs- spider web and snail's trail. Together they represent the creation story. The one with spider web design may have been made first. |
Material |
Spruce Root |
Dimensions |
H-3.75 Dia-4.063 inches |
People |
Churchill, Delores Schafer, Lary |
Search Terms |
Haida Basket Weaving Spruce Root Basket Basketry Northwest Coast Native |
Relation |
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Credit line |
Ketchikan Museums, KM 2018.2.15.2 |