Amutat

Basket - Inartaq



Basket
Basket
Basket
90-11-1 a,b
Grass;Glass
Height: 9.5 cm. Diameter: 9.5 cm.
20th century
Alutiiq
Courtesy of the Kodiak History Museum
Christine Ignatin Collection A) 3 3/4" diam X 2 3/4" high, made from grass gathered and cured at Old Harbor, decorated w/ 2 rows dark blue dyed grass 3/4" from top; open row with rose colored grass woven on each side. Pattern of 8 diamond shapes made of beads, 8 beads to a pattern, 4 blue & 4 green w/1 red bead in each center; another row of openwork xxxx w/rose colored grass woven on each side and another row of blue dyed grass. b) cover: 4" diam., three rows of open work xxxxxx, small knob 3/4" diam.