The Tlingit
people live in Southeastern Alaska, extending along the coast from British Columbia
to Yakutat Bay in the north. Their basketry is often made from finely twined
split spruce root and decorated with false embroidery designs. These are usually
geometric designs applied in horizontal bands over the horizontal bands woven
with dyed wefts. Some Tlingit baskets incorporate figures, faces, and letters.
Small trinket baskets were often made with lids that have a hidden chamber with
pebbles inside that rattle when the basket is shaken. These are called rattle-top
baskets. They were made primarily for sale to tourists.
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