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

Basket

CultureTlingit | Native American

DateEarly 20th century

MediumSpruce roots, grasses, and dyes

Dimensions1 1/4 x 2 3/8 in. (3.2 x 6 cm)

Credit LineAnonymous gift

Object number59.60.10

On View

On view

DescriptionMiniature basket (of Wush tookh a'r-kee, "close-together work" weave) with false embroidery on the exterior: several shades of pink and light brown geometric patterns, including inverted triangles and single undulating line (Tla-thlu' "butterfly" design motif).

ProvenanceHoonah, Chichagof Island, AlaskaExhibition History"A New Collector's Cabinet," Chrysler Museum of Art (Gallery 204), Norfolk, VA, Fall 2022-