These are Tlingit Spruce root baskets from the early 20th. century. Few people make these baskets now as they are so labor intensive. TW Read more »
Antique Alaskan Baskets
Russina Blues & Shrimp
I have a Tlingit friend in the Yukon that wanted some “Russian Blue” Faceted beads so I thought I would pose with them before I sold them. Russian Blue beads were a medium of exchange in the fur trade and the traders got as much as 20 pelts per bead […] Read more »