Case view: small twined spruceroot open top basket; sculpture made from red snapper skin with fins attached

Case view

Basket, c. 2004

  • Delores Churchill Ilskyaalas
  • Haida
  • Twined spruceroot, patterns of cockle shell, skip stitch and strawberry
  • Delores Churchill is a Haida master weaver of baskets, robes, hats, and other regalia.  This basket design was influenced by a Haida basket of the late 19th or early 20th century.
  • Purchased with the support of the Rasmuson Foundation. ASM 2004-17-1

Snapper Charm, 2002

  • Fran Reed
  • Red snapper skin, gut, wishbones, cane, and artificial sinew
  • Purchased with the support of the Rasmuson Foundation.  ASM 2004-4-2