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Basket1885.66.18

Cylinder shaped basket with false embroidery in a diamond and rectangle design in two bands near rim.; Good

Culture
Tlingit
Material
root, spruce wood and grass ?
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Basket1929.415

Small platter basket decorated on both sides with a combination of false embroidery and woven rings. The designs are in dark brown, red, yellow, green and dark orange. The platter has been damaged, having two pieces missing.; Good

Culture
Tlingit
Material
root and spruce wood
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Basket1924.685

Small platter basket with loop for suspension. Decorated with blue-purple black and dark orange false embroidery rings radiating from centre.; Good

Culture
Tlingit
Material
root, spruce wood and grass
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Basket1924.684

Platter of basketry with elaborate false embroidery decoration in bands with red, yellow, greenish and black designs.; Good

Culture
Tlingit
Material
root, spruce wood and grass
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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BasketZ 43583 A-B

A) Basket, fine work with geometric design. B) Matching lid with raised centre portion containing rattle.; Good

Culture
Tlingit ?
Material
root and spruce wood
Made in
Alaska, USA ?
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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BasketZ 35101

Small basket with lid woven with bands of brown, cream and greenish brown.; Good

Culture
Haida ? or Tlingit ?
Material
root and spruce wood
Made in
Alaska, USA and British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Basket1932.238

Tlingit basket in poor state of preservation but an old specimen with native dyes , as the catalogue card states. The basket is finely woven from spruce root with a false embroidery design made from grass and possibly maidenhair fern. The design has two bands of red and dark greenish black pattern which is a variation on the butterfly pattern identified by Emmons (1903:263-277). The central band is composed of stepped cream and reddish brown lines. The basket has been stitched together.; Good

Culture
Tlingit
Material
root, spruce wood and grass
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Bag1949.206 A; 1949.206 B

A) Skin bag with a central strip of red and white quill decoration. The bag has a long cord attached made from plaited gut, with a blue, white and red woven end decoration. B) Similar bag to A) inside which it is kept. It has a central fringe of red cotton but no quill work.; Good. Additional description: A) Flattened, creased and slightly warped. Very fragile and brittle. A number of small holes over surface and a small circular repair on one side. Red edging at mouth of bag. Toggle at end of cord. B) Flattened, creased and slightly warped. Very fragile and brittle. Paler in colour than A. Red edging along top and sides. (J.Tanner, April 1998).

Culture
Northwest Coast ?, Eskimo ? or Aleut ?
Material
skin
Made in
Alaska, USA and British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Mask1885.66.8

Large heavy almost conical mask painted and carved in the form of a bear or an otter with hinged jaw and inset teeth. The creature has round eyes circled by green, brown and white. The rounded snout has a red nose with curling nostrils, surrounded by a ring of holes that possibly once held whiskers. The lips are painted red, and the lower jaw is attached with a piece of leather. The lower jaw can be moved by a piece of leather running through a groove on the inside top surface of the mask. The bear or otter has very small ears pressed back against its head, giving the creature a very ferocious appearance.; Good

Culture
Tlingit ?
Material
wood, leather, paint, tooth and bear
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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MaskE 1911.26

A human mask carved in wood with an open prognathic mouth set with operculum shell teeth. The mask has prominent black eyebrows, large black eyes, a small slightly flared nose and an open oval mouth with four teeth. The mask has a face-painting design on its surface which is composed of a band of intersecting diamonds across the nose and under the eyes, the eyes and chin are surrounded by pale blue. The ears are stylised and painted red. The inside of the mask is also painted with a red band of linked triangles at the upper edge.; Good

Culture
Tlingit: Auk ?
Material
wood, shell and paint
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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