Small Lidded Inuit Alaskan Basket

Coiled Basket

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Small Lidded Inuit Alaskan Basket

Small Lidded Inuit Alaskan Basket

Name/Title

Small Lidded Inuit Alaskan Basket

Description

Nice little basket with dyed green grass designs and a piece of blue-green stone set in the lid.

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Subarctic and Arctic

Culture/Tribe

Eskimo
Native American

Dimensions

Height

4-3/4 in

Diameter

7 in

Materials

Material

Beach Grass, Beach Grass - Dyed, Stone

Material Notes

The knob is tightly coiled around the decorative piece of stone to hold it in place.

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

Irregularly Split, Interlocking, Randomly Bifurcated

Stitch End

Tucked