Tlingit lidded rattletop basket
twined out of spruce root circa 1900-1920
7 1/4" diameter x 4 1/4" high
excellent condition
$5500.
(B0975)
The Tlingit Indians live along the Northwest Coast and are noted for their very finely twined baskets. "Rattletop" baskets have either seeds or lead shot woven into the top knob, causing the basket to rattle as it is handled.
Spruce root is extremely flexible when it is new but it becomes fragile as it ages. Twined baskets cannot be rewoven if damaged. This basket is in mint condition and is very finely woven.
(Northwestern)
Marcy Burns American Indian Arts, LLC
525 East 72nd Street, Suite 26G
New York, New York 10021
(by appointment only)
