Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2023.

Basket

CultureTlingit | Native American

DateEarly 20th century

MediumSpruce roots, grasses, and dyes

Dimensions1 1/4 x 6 in. (3.2 x 15.2 cm)

Credit LineAnonymous gift

Object number59.60.5

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DescriptionWoven basket (of Wush tookh a'r-kee, "close-together work" weave) in the shape of a shallow bowl (Kut-tus-ar yet, "beating-or-shaking-under vessel" form). False embroidery on the interior: rows of alternating black and orange geometric patterns (likely a variation of Thluhl k-yar-nee, "the leaves of the fire-weed" 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.