Basket with cover

Date created
1920-1940
Culture/People
Tlingit
Previous owner
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
Collection History
Acquired by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from an unknown source by 1965; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
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Place
Alaska; USA (inferred)
See related items
Tlingit
Containers and Vessels
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
26/694
Barcode
260694.000
Object Type
Containers and Vessels
Object Name
Basket with cover
Media/Materials
Spruce root, maidenhair fern stem, bear grass, dye/dyes, cardboard
Techniques
Twined, wicker-plaited, dyed, false-embroidered
Dimensions
8.9 x 10.6 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e5591f2e-3c6f-499f-a73a-65ee84a08752
Record ID
NMAI_276861