Basketry Teapot with Lid Item Number: 1994.185a-b from the Brooklyn Museum
Description
This woven teapot is missing the knob from it's lid. It is an excelent example of the creativity of weavers early in the 20th century to make objects aimed at a tourist and collectors' market as the teapot was made to appeal to non-Native buyers.
Credit Line
Gift of Phyllis H. Shreeve
Item History
- Made between 1901 and 1950
What
- Name
- Basketry Teapot with Lid
- Identification Number
- 1994.185a-b
- Type of Item
- basketry teapot and lid
- Material
- spruce root, grass and dye
- Overall
- length 7.0 in, width 9.875 in, height 6.125 in
Who
- Culture
- Tlingit
Where
- Holding Institution
- Brooklyn Museum
When
- Creation Date
- between 1901 and 1950
Other
- Classification
- Food/Drink