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Object #     2001-26/1
Object name     Basket
Culture of Origin     Haida, Tlingit, Euro-American Artist
Maker or Artist     Jan Criswell, Steve Henrikson
Materials     Spruce Root, Spruce Root, Dye, Paint
Techniques     Dyed, Twined, Painted
Dimensions     H: 3.1 in, Diam: 4.1 in
Exhibit Label    

"In the Spirit of the Ancestors"-The Owl represents one of Jan Criswell's Haida crests. Janice teaches basketry at the University of Alaska Southeast, and is on the Advisory Board of the Bill Holm Center at the Burke Museum. The painting is by her husband, Steve Henrikson, Curator of Collections at the Alaska State Museum.

Source     Museum Expedition - Anthropology Division
Credit     Purchased with funds donated by Lawrence Christian.


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