Flask Item Number: 1930.1132 from the MAA: University of Cambridge
Description
A glass flask covered in coloured (brown, yellow, orange, and red) basketry. The flask has a close fitting woven cap and the decoration is geometric bands in false embroidery.; Good
Context
The technique and design of this basket are typical of Tlingit style (G.Crowther). The original European tribal names and, where possible, current tribal names have both been given in separate GLT fields.; This is an example of basket making which catered to the European market by combining traditional techniques with European objects.; Collected by: Watts.J.C in ?1890
Item History
- Made in Washington, USA
- Received from Dr. W.L.H. Duckworth during 1930
What
- Name
- Flask
- Identification Number
- 1930.1132
- Type of Item
- flask
- Material
- glass, root, spruce wood and grass
Who
- Culture
- Tlingit
- Received from
- Dr. W.L.H. Duckworth
Where
- Holding Institution
- MAA: University of Cambridge
- Made in
- Washington, USA
When
- Acquisition Date
- during 1930
Other
- Keyword
- Containers; Basketry; Tourist Objects