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Artist / Maker : |
Unknown
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Title : |
Tlingit "Rattle top" spruce root basket
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Date (Execution) : |
late 19th century
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Geographical Origin : |
Alaska, United States
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Cultural Group : |
Tlingit
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Style / Period : |
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Medium / Material : |
spruce root and grass; vegetable dyes; shells for rattle
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Object Type : |
baskets (containers)
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Visual Description :
This is a round, lidded "rattle-top" trinket basket. Colourful geometric designs of black, brown and orgnae have been applied with the technique of "false embroidery" to the twined, neutral beige background. The stitches are fine and even.
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Accession # : |
U990.7.6
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Width (cm) : |
14.00
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Height (cm) : |
10.60
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Depth (cm) : |
14.00
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Mandatory Credit : |
University of Victoria Acquisition Fund
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Artist Statement : |
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