Crudely made, several strands of red-dyed bark produce colored bands. Hole in the bottom.

Basket

Tlingit people, Wrangell, Alaska, Northwest Coast, Native American

Late 19th-early 20th century

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Inuit process of stonecut printing
Truncated cone shape, the flat top showing the 4 wide (5/8") strips of bark used as a foundation. The weaving is double, the inside much coarser than the outside.
Black and white photograph of four Native American women with hands on hips wearing jingle dresses, El Capitan mountain in background.
Basket, Probably Northwest Coast, Native American, grass fiber