Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
93.24.009
Accession#:
93.24
Credit Line:
Donated by Jane C. Thurber.
Object Name:
Basket
Title:
Coiled Reed Basket
Date:
1900
Description:
Shallow, circular coiled reed basket with design achieve by using brown dye grass in contrast to natural grass. Design consists of solid brown central circle 3 inches in diameter, 4 equally spaced radiating spokes leading to connecting linear and triangular design elements that extend to edge of basket. Edge finished with braid of brown grass. Knotted cotton string 4.5 inch long hangs from outer edge of circular center design on convex side of basket.
Notes:
See 93.24.01
See 94.23.01
Search Terms:
Tourism
Home Life
Decorative
Weaving
Native
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