From the press release:
Woven Identities
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
Left to right:
Cylinder, c. 1920
Tlingit, artist unknown
Construction: plain twining, false embroidery
Foundation: spruce-root bundle
Weaving elements: spruce root, beach grass; with dye
Museum collection, 23445
Lidded bowl, c. 1970
Makah, artist unknown
Construction: wrapped twining
Foundation: cedar bark
Weaving element: beargrass; with dye
Fiest Collection, 23696
Woman’s cap, c. 1920
Lower Klamath River, artist unknown
Construction: plain twining, overlay
Foundation: hazelnut rods
Weaving elements: spruce root, beargrass, maidenhair fern stem
Gift of Henry Dendahl, 23715
Jar with rattle lid, c. 1909
Tlingit, artist unknown
Construction: plain twining, false embroidery
Foundation: spruce root
Weaving elements: spruce root, beach grass; with dye
Gift of Alden Foss, 25431
Usage: Courtesy Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
Credit: Photo: Addison Doty
Note: Representative image at left is often cropped for display purposes. Downloaded high-resolution images are not cropped.
