Covered Basket

Tlingit people, Native American

Late 19th-early 20th century

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Moose band decorated with twelve sheet copper claws 4 3/4 inches which are fastened at the top to an iron wire ring 8 1/2 inches in diameter. Decorated with bits of moose leather.
Image of protesters marching in sub-freezing temperatures at the Oceti Sakowin Camp, Standing Rock Sioux Reservation, North Dakota, December 5th, 2016
Glossy blackware bowl with Avanyu (water serpent) in raised relief within deeply carved recessed band around bowl; tongue of water serpent in shape of zig-zag terminating in arrow. Areas of the recessed band around Avanyu in matte black.
Wearing blanket in basic shape of a rectangle, with bottom side of rectangle in a shallow downward V-shape; long fringe from warp threads extend from bottom. Bilaterally symmetrical patterns fill the space, composed of abstracted animal faces and other zoomorphic design elements.