Basket
Artist/Culture
Tlingit
Date1800s
Mediumwoven and dyed plant material
Dimensions8.9 x 12.4 cm (3 1/2 x 4 7/8 in.)
ClassificationsCanework
Credit LineGift of David Hale Fanning
Terms
Object number1922.96
DescriptionFlat shoulder, diamond design in vertical and horizontal bands in dark brown and red. It's a combination of one row of twining and on e row of plaiting. Decorated bottom.Label TextThe people of the Northwest Coast used a twining method to produce baskets, mats, and blankets made of softened cedar bark. Twined baskets, like this one, are more fragile than plaited or coiled baskets. Consequently they are reserved for storing fine ornaments and parts of festival clothing. The three horizontal bands of decoration on this basket were applied with native bear grass in a process called false embroidery, because the decoration is added as the basket is woven. The Tlingit used both commercial dyes purchased at trading posts and natural dyes extracted from native plants such as salmonberry and wolf moss. ProvenanceOwnership history unknown. David Hale Fanning (b. 1830-d. 1926), Worcester, MA; to Worcester Art Museum, 1922
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