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Basketry Teapot with Lid

Arts of the Americas

CULTURE Tlingit
MEDIUM Spruce root, grass, dye
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS
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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Tlingit. <em>Basketry Teapot with Lid</em>, 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)