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Object #     1-1548
Object name     Basketry Covered Light Bulb
Culture of Origin     Tlingit
Materials     Spruce Root, Grass, Seed Beads, Light Bulb
Techniques     Plain Twined, False Embroidered, Dyed, Strung
Dimensions     L: 4.2 in, Diam: 2.2 in
Exhibit Label    

4. Spruce Root Covered Light Bulb Tlingit

Many different types of objects were covered with basketry
and sold to tourists. Here are several unusual basketry
covered items: an abalone shell, a sea urchin shell, and a
light bulb that would never have fit into
a socket!

Source     Mrs. Walter C. Waters
Credit     Purchased from Mrs. Walter C. Waters


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