Exhibit Label

15. Twined Spruce Root Basket Tlingit

Starting in the 1880s, Tlingit basket makers sold their wares
in Sitka, Juneau, Ketchikan, and Wrangell to tourists who
came to Alaska on steam ships. Often they would paddle
out to the ships in canoes to sell to the tourists eager for
souvenirs. Huge cruise ships still ply these waters today,
although weavers have to compete with imported and
mass-produced kitsch.

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The bear grass is dye, purple, yellow, and orange.