Cylindrical lidded spruce root basket. Sides are decorated with red and light brown rectangles at top and bottom. Center has light brown zigzag. Lid has red and light brown “s” patterns. Lid is 2 ply and rattles. Rim of lid and side of basket are torn.
Donor:
Burch Family
Collection place:
Northwest Coast, United States
Culture or time period:
Tlingit
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Baskets (containers)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
August 19, 1991
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Comment:
This object record was created because location data had been entered into the PHOEBE database without a corresponding object record. (J. Meehan 6/2003)