Spruce root basket - Inartaq
Alaska State Museum > Alaska State Museum Alutiiq/Sugpiaq Ethnographic Collection
II-A-6852
Spruce Root;Grass
Height: 6.75"
Diameter: 9.75"
Unknown
Alutiiq
Spruce root basket, Alutiiq-style. Woven from split spruce root and decorated with dyed grass in false embroidery. Grass is very faded. Colors appear yellow, brown, and gold. Embroidery is in five bands.
Attributed to the Alutiiq by Steve Henrikson, ASM Curator of Collections.