Basket
Object NameBasket
Date1900-1920
OriginUSA, Alaska
MediumPlant fiber
Dimensions5 1/2 × 7 1/2 in. diameter (14 × 19.1 cm)
ClassificationsDecorative Arts, Natural Substances
Credit LineTransferred from the Applied Art Department. In the Farm House Museum Collection, Farm House Museum, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
Object number78.21.2
Status
On viewCultureNative American - Tlingit
Label TextThis basket made by a Tlingit artist of the southern Alaskan coast is decorated with killer whales, which are the area’s largest predators and play an important role in local Native culture. The Tlingit traditionally used baskets to carry berries. Later on, many baskets much like this were made to sell to tourists.
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Mary Jane Dudley
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