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Spruce Root Basket
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Spruce Root Basket
Spruce Root Basket

Spruce Root Basket

Date1895-1901
Mediumspruce root
DimensionsOther: 22.3 × 18 cm (8 3/4 × 7 1/16 in.)
ClassificationsCeremonial Objects
Paper Field ReferencesCMH VII-B-596
Object numberHRC 00596
Descriptiontall, round basket of spruce root in openwork z twining. basket has a radial start. warps at rim are turned back one to the left and secured with a single row of z twining. two s twist spruce root handles are attached to the basket.
by the looks of he handles they aren't s twist, they are z twist.
collected in Masset
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