Lidded, Handled Inuit Alaskan Basket

Coiled Basket

DPR Collections

Lidded, Handled, Inuit Alaskan Basket

Name/Title

Lidded, Handled Inuit Alaskan Basket

Description

Great little basket in perfect condition aside from expected fading of the color on the exterior. The lid is attached to the basket at one end of the basketry handle with cotton thread. The start of the basket is a basketry loop made with natural and purple grass.

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Subarctic and Arctic

Culture/Tribe

Inuit

First Nation, Native American

Dimensions

Height

7 in

Diameter

5-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Height to the top of the handle is approx 7"; to the top of the lid is approx 4 1/2".

Material

Beach Grass, Beach Grass - Dyed, Cotton Thread

Coiled Basket Details

Coiled Start Type

Round

Coiled Start Material

Beach Grass - Dyed, 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

Coiled Contruction Notes

The stitch ends are regularly and very neatly tucked on both the surface and interior of the basket.