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Historic Pacific Northwest Tlingit Basket

Currency:USD Category:American Indian Art / Art - Baskets Start Price:20.00 USD Estimated At:40.00 - 60.00 USD
Historic Pacific Northwest Tlingit Basket
Historic Pacific Northwest Tlingit Spruce Root Berry Basket, canary grass and berry dyed, measures 9.25'' x 7 3/8''H, called a Chewkaet and was used by girls as a berry picking basket (refer to Fig. 50 in the accompanying booklet), also included is a booklet titled Tlingit Woman's Root Basket by Louis Shotridge, ca. 1984 by the Sheldon Jackson Museum, Sitka, Alaska, the basket is very fragile as there is damage