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17. Spruce Root Cup & Saucer Tlingit Drinking cups made of twined spruce root were used by Tlingit people in the 1800s (see "Cooking with Basketry"), but cups and saucers like these were made solely for sale to tourists visiting Alaska.
The spruce root is natural and black. The grass is red and yellow.
The paint is black.
The cedar bark is natural. The cedar bark is dye and black. The raffia is natural, pink, and green. The bear grass is natural. The bear grass is dye, pink, green, and purple.