Unangax̂ (Aleut)
Basket with Lid
Unangan (Aleut), 1900
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Unangax̂ (Aleut)
Basket with Lid
Unangan (Aleut), 1900
Physical Qualities
Wild rye, silk floss, 4 3/4 x Diam. 3 11/16 in. (12 x 9.3 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift from the Estate of Mrs. Edward C. True
Object Number
1950.156
Woven of very fine beige straw. Cover, with round knob handle in center. Decoration on basket consists of two rows of simple line design embroidery in red and white about 3/4" from top and bottom, and in the center, three geometric flowers embroidered in green, white and lavender. The cover has the same line design around the outer edge and different colored embroidered lines in a circle around the knob. The bottom of basket (underside) is woven in design similar to hemstitched circles.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1950; Estate of Mrs. Edward C. True
Dena S. Katzenberg, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "And Eagles Sweep Across the Sky: Indian Textiles of the North American West", September 18-November 13, 1977, cat no. 1, p. 81.
On View: American Wing Second Floor, Scott 10
