A very rare variant of Tlingit spruce root weaving is the bead-covered basket. Beadwork is not a major art form among Northwest Coast people, although it does occur all over the coast. The best known Tlingit beadwork is that on dancing shirts, collars, and bags, and is done in the overlay or couched technique in foliate scroll designs. Geometric designs are not unknown, however. Typical Tlingit basketry designs were used in the beadwork, arranged in the familiar three-banded composition. (Holm, Spirit and Ancestor, 1987)

The seed bead is white.

4. Spruce Root Covered Light Bulb Tlingit Many different types of objects were covered with basketry and sold to tourists. Here are several unusual basketry covered items: an abalone shell, a sea urchin shell, and a light bulb that would never have fit into a socket!

The seed bead is blue, green, turquoise, yellow, and red.

The paint is red and black. The seed bead is white.