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Spruce Root Basket
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Spruce Root Basket
Spruce Root Basket

Spruce Root Basket

Date1919
Mediumspruce root, cotton
DimensionsOther: 17 × 16 cm (6 11/16 × 6 5/16 in.)
ClassificationsCeremonial Objects
Paper Field ReferencesCMH VII-B-1243
Object numberHRC 01243
Descriptioncoarse double warp openwork z twined basket with a radial start. .2 to .5cm between eacch singgle weft row. band of 4 close z twined rows just below the rim. each warp is carried one to the left and cut off on the outside of the basket. loop handle of cotton is tied to string at each end. string has been threaded through the basket wall.
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