DepartmentUnited States & Canada
Birch bark basket
NameBasket
Maker
Belle Deacon
(1905 - 1995)
CultureDeg Hit'an (Northern Athabascan)
Dateca. 1980-1986
Place madeGrayling, Alaska, United States, North America
MediumBirch bark, willow root, natural and commercial dyes
Dimensions4 5/16 × 12 5/8 × 12 3/16 in. (11 × 32 × 31 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Suzi Jones, A.2018.23.1
Object numberA.2018.23.1
DescriptionBirch bark basket folded at four corners on the inside with dark blue circular accent, white birch bark exterior, light bark threaded basket edge.
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