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Object #     2099
Object name     Lidded Tobacco Basket, Man's
Culture of Origin     Tlingit, Hoonah
Materials     Spruce Root, Dye, Bear Grass, Thread, Commercial
Techniques     Twined, False Embroidered, Dyed
Dimensions     H: 6.0 cm, W: 7.5 cm
Exhibit Label    

Tobacco was cultivated on the northern Northwest Coast in
ancient times. It was ground up and rolled into balls and
chewed with lime made from burned clam shells. During the
1800s, tobacco smoking was part of the ceremony during
funeral feasts. This double tobacco basket features a fitted
outer lid that slips over an inner basket, similar to shot
pouches. The inner basket is ornamented in the design of
the "Shar-dar-yar-ar-kee," the shaman's hat.

Source     Mr. George T. Emmons
Location     Gand-ah-kan, Chichagof Island, Alaska
Credit     Purchased with funds donated by Thomas Burke


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