Tlingit Native American Basketry Wrapped Bottle, Early 20th Century fun cup Overall in very good condition--clean

Overall in very good condition--clean and bright

though yesterday I thought it looked quite beatific

This lovely studio pottery vessel makes a great small planter

and is adhered to a paper backing (on which text is written) which measures 6” x 7 3/8”

nails of Irish cloth

Tlingit Native American Basketry Wrapped Bottle, Early 20th Century fun cup Overall in very good condition--cleanI have a hard time wrapping my head around the process of so finely wrapping a bottle in woven basketry, but Tlingit basket makers of southeast Alaska were exceptional basket makers, using spruce root to create pieces like this, which I believe dates to sometime between 1900 1920s, with natural dyes for the color. Though showing a fair amount of loss, this is a very good example, with the bands of bold, quintessentially Tlingit geometric patterns