Basket
CultureTlingit | Native American
Dateearly 20th century
MediumSpruce roots, grasses, and dyes
Dimensions6 5/8 x 5 in. (16.8 x 12.7 cm)
Credit LineAnonymous gift
Object number59.60.1
Not on view
DescriptionWoven basket (of Wush tookh a'r-kee, "close-together work" weave and also Wark kush-ka'rt, "eye-holes" weave) with false embroidery on exterior: an orange and black geometric design around the bottom edge and the rim (As sarh-shar tootsee, "the labret of the woman's root hat" design motif; the small rectangle of orange is the labret or crown of the hat, and the continuous line represents the hat). The center band repeats a black bird (probably Raven) four times.ProvenanceHoonah, Chichagof Island, AlaskaExhibition HistoryAdded by the Chrysler Museum of Art to the museum's local presentation of traveling exhibition "Preston Singletary: Raven and the Box of Daylight," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, March 3-July 2, 2023.
