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Spruce Root Basket
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Spruce Root Basket
Spruce Root Basket

Spruce Root Basket

Date1895-1901
Mediumspruce root, metal wire
DimensionsOther: 32 × 25 cm (12 5/8 × 9 13/16 in.)
ClassificationsCeremonial Objects
Paper Field ReferencesCMH VII-B-600
Object numberHRC 00600
Descriptionround basket of spruce root in openwork z twining with radial start. two thirds of basket use a technique where the warps have been twisted. warps at rim have been turned back on to the left and secured with a single row of z twining. used for extracting oil from black cod.
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