Tlingit Spruce Root Basket
- Maker unknown (c 1900)
- Materials Split Spruce Roots
- Size 3.75 inches by 4 inches
- Price $1000
Tlingit Spruce Root Basket
By Lesley Shepherd, About.com Guide
Spruce Roots must be gathered, sorted and split before twinned weaving is used to create these fine baskets.
Tlingit Spruce Root Basket circa 1900 from the Douglas Reynolds Gallery.
Douglas Reynolds Gallery @ 2007, Used with PermissionBasket Making Techniques
National Museum of the American Indian - Basket Weaving TechniquesEastern Native American Basket Weaving Techniques
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