New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.

Basket

CultureHaida | Native American

Date1912-1959

MediumBark (or root) with dyes

Dimensions3 x 3 3/4 in. (7.6 x 9.5 cm)

Credit LineAnonymous gift

Object number59.60.11

Not on view

DescriptionSmall, woven, bag-shaped basket of bark rather than root; possibly Haida. The word ALASKA is woven into the central band, along with a flag motif (with horizontal stripes of alternating white, red, and blue that are possibly signaling the colors of the American flag). The band is framed, top and bottom, by two lines of white alternating stitches.

ProvenancePossibly purchased in Hoonah, Chichagof Island, Alaska