Basket
CultureTlingit | Native American
DateEarly 20th century
MediumSpruce roots, grasses, and dyes
Dimensions2 3/8 x 3 1/4 in. (6 x 8.3 cm)
Credit LineAnonymous gift
Object number59.60.8
Not on view
DescriptionWoven basket (of Wush tookh a'r-kee, "close-together work" weave) with false embroidery on the exterior: two rows of stepped bands (rectangles placed in echelon) in black, yellow, and red (Kheet-see'-tee, "tying or winding around" design motif).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.
