Tlingit berry basket
Tlingit berry basket
$0.01
3 3/4" diameter x 3" high
twined out of spruce root
excellent condition
early 20th century
SOLD
(mc2123)
The Tlingit and the Haida both twined large and small berry baskets. These baskets were used when the woman went out gathering berries. They continued to weave these traditional baskets in the traditional way after coming in contact with Russians and then later European and American traders.