Twined spruce root; open flared berry basket; excellent condition; 5-3/4 in. tall; top and bottom band designs of Crossing, Half the Head of a Salmon Berry and an unusual form of Cross; done in gold, orange, brown-dyed grass; middle band of Tying...
Split spruce root; slightly flared; 6-1/2 in. tall; beautiful piece of work; twined; Butterfly (Klaythl-thlu) design top and bottom bands of design; in between is the older Stick Fish Weir design. Also seen is third-stitch decoration (decoration...
Spruce root basket with Cylindrical shape; slight slope; red and dark brown overlay; split spruce root; close twine; 5 in. tall; Blanket Border pattern or Key.
Tall cylindrical basket made of spruce root with fern and grass false embroidery designs. The Crossing pattern (kaysh-ken) is the main motif, in dark fern, with grass dyed yellow filling in the negative space of the cross. Measures 19 x 21.5 cm.
Soft-bodied doll with leather facial features in black stitch.
Parka of muskrat belly trimmed with white and black calf
skin in zigzag design with beaver, wolf ruff. Mittens are
commercial leather with mouton tops, mittens have blue,
pink and white...
17.3 cm long (boot is 5.2 cm tall from top to heel). Boot is made of moosehide stuffed with white felt and trimmed with white beads. Red floral design on calf of boot and starburst design on toe-box; flower and starburs have yellow bead centers...
Knee-high boots of caribou legskins with smoked moosehide soles. Very well made - ind. by donor but used by her mother, Mary English. Red felt edging - used - smoked hide ties. 15 1/4" tall - 10 1/4" long.
Large birch bark container with handle; 9 1/2" tall; sealskin strap handle attached at sides; sealskin patches at pressure points on bottom; tear mended with sinew; shows use; dirty.
Written in pencil on side: "Merry Xmas to Olive Glover(?)...
Solid piece of wood; knob handle on top; flared, flat base; stained red; 5" tall; shows much use. Used for mashing up salmon eggs, cranberries, eskimo ice cream etc. "Koch'sin"
Collected in the field for the Modern Alaskan Material Culture...
Round with a slight flare to the sides; double rim rod of split willow on both rim and base; sides of single diamond pattern formed by alternating out- and inside of bark strips; double bottom; rim bands; sewn with spruce root; base has cotton line...
Descriptive Narrative: 2-pocket wall pocket of seal gut and fabric which is tall and narrow with a conical top and a square bottom. The top panel is of gut with embroidery. Each lower corner has a triangular shaped gut inset with a ribbon welt....