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Basket – Aleut

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This delicate twined basket was made by a woman in the Aleutian Islands area using local Northwest Coast grasses and silk embroidery thread. Such baskets were likely made for sale to tourists and were designed to hold trinkets and other small items.

Unknown
split grasses, silk embroidery floss
Basket 14 cm (h) x 16 cm (dia); Lid 7 cm (h) x 16.5 cm (dia)
Late 19th Century to 1940s
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