Old Lidded Inuit Alaskan Basket

Coiled Basket

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Old Lidded Inuit Alaskan Basket

Old Lidded Inuit Alaskan Basket

Name/Title

Old Lidded Inuit Alaskan Basket

Description

Old faded basket in poor condition. The design is nearly completely faded on the exterior but from the inside is visible as four trees or flowering plants.

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Subarctic and Arctic

Culture/Tribe

Eskimo
Native American

Dimensions

Height

9 in

Diameter

12 in

Material

Beach Grass, Beach Grass - Dyed

Coiled Basket Details

Coiled Start Type

Coiled Start Type

Round

Coiled Start Material

Beach Grass

Coiled Finish Type

Self Coiled

Foundation

Coiled Foundation Type

Bundle

Coiled Foundation Material

Beach Grass

Coil Direction

Right

Stitch Details

Stitch Spacing

Predominantly Closed Spacing

Background Stitch Material

Beach Grass

Design Stitch Material

Beach Grass - Dyed

Stitch Details

Regularly Split, Interlocking, Regularly Bifurcated

Stitch End

Tucked