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

Basket

CultureTlingit | Native American

DateEarly 20th century

MediumSpruce roots, grasses, and dyes

Dimensions3 1/2 x 3 1/8 in. (8.9 x 7.9 cm)

Credit LineAnonymous gift

Object number59.60.7

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DescriptionWoven basket (of Wush tookh a'r-kee, "close-together work" weave) on three legs with a handle. False embroidery on exterior: central band with black undulating geometric design motif (variation of Khu wou kus say-ya'-yee, "blanket-border fancy picture;" based on a border designs used in blanket weaving).

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.