Basketry Teapot with Lid
Arts of the Americas
CULTURE
Tlingit
MEDIUM
Spruce root, grass, dye
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS
- Possible place made: Canada
- Possible place made: United States
DATES
first half 20th century
DIMENSIONS
7 x 9 7/8 x 6 1/8 in. (17.8 x 25.1 x 15.6 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Arts of the Americas
ACCESSION NUMBER
1994.185a-b
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Phyllis H. Shreeve
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
This woven teapot is missing the knob from it's lid. It is an excellent example of the creativity of weavers early in the 20th century to make objects aimed at a tourist and collectors' market as the teapot was made to appeal to non-Native buyers.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Tlingit. Basketry Teapot with Lid, first half 20th century. Spruce root, grass, dye, 7 x 9 7/8 x 6 1/8 in. (17.8 x 25.1 x 15.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Phyllis H. Shreeve, 1994.185a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1994.185a-b_transp3547.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 1994.185a-b_transp3547.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
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