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Card1998-90/1021

Culture
Haida
Material
paper and ink
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Basketry Hat1578

3. TWINED SPRUCE ROOT HAT Haida-style weaving; collected from the Tlingit Greenish-blue paint was often applied to hats. Underneath the green paint are traces of a design that used black, yellow, and red. Whether it was painted over for aesthetic or water-proofing purposes in unknown.

Culture
Haida
Material
spruce root and paint
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Basketry Tray | Work Basket2.5E1724
Model Totem Pole | Argillite4600
Basket4590

Northern basket makers excelled at the technique of twining, usually with fine split roots of the Sitka spruce. Haida twined spruce root baskets seldom have elaborate patterns, but their simple straightforward elegance of proportion, texture, and color make them favorites of basket fanciers. (Holm, Spirit and Ancestor, 1987)

Culture
Haida
Material
spruce root
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Bentwood Bowl | Basket Lid4589

The paint is red and black.

Culture
Haida
Material
cedar bark, wood and paint
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Black Cod Hook25.0/487V
Bracelet1-35
Whistle1-1660
Whistle1-1659

Culture
Haida
Material
wood, cord and pitch
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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