Spoon, Tlingit people, Klukwan, Alaska, Northwest Coast, Native American, wood

Spoon

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

Late 19th-early 20th century

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Single-weave river cane storage basket with square bottom and round body, neck, and mouth. Body of basket has dark diagonal bands; neck and shoulder of basket have bands of dark brown and red.
Crudely made, several strands of red-dyed bark produce colored bands. Hole in the bottom.
The blade is a piece of a file 5.25 inches long, curved edge 1.938" wide. This is attached to a handle of alder? cut from a tree about 1.5" diameter with a limb .75 inches in diameter. 11.5b. which serves as a handle. The blade was wrapped in blue and white gingham and lashed with Niblick. Fig 94. cotton fish cord.
Flat handle, amber.