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Twining cedar : Annette Island Tsimshian basket weaving / a produced by : Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center at the Anchorage Museum ; project director : Aron Crowell ; project manager and video editor : Dawn Biddison ; videography by : Anna Hoover, Dawn Biddison

Catalog Data

Project director:
Crowell, Aron 1952-  Search this
Videographer:
Biddison, Dawn Drake  Search this
Hoover, Anna  Search this
Author:
Arctic Studies Center (National Museum of Natural History)  Search this
Haayk Foundation (Metlakatla, Alaska)  Search this
Physical description:
3 videodiscs (approximately 258 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
Type:
Video recordings
Place:
Alaska
Annette Island
Date:
2017
Notes:
"A project of: Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center at the Anchorage Museum. In collaboration with: The Haayk Foundation."
Contents:
Disc 1: Introduction -- Weaving terms -- Teachings from Tsimshian master weaver Lillian Buchert -- Harvesting red cedar bark -- Preparing red cedar bark -- Harvesting and preparing maidenhair fern -- Harvesting and preparing canary grass
Disc 2: Weaving a plaited bottom -- Weaving a twined bottom -- Weaving the bottom edge
Disc 3: Weaving the sides -- Designs (patterns) -- Weaving designs: overlay -- Weaving designs: false embroidery -- Ending: Weaving the rim
Topic:
Tsimshian baskets--Study and teaching  Search this
Basket making--Study and teaching  Search this
Alaska Native basket makers  Search this
Indian women basket makers  Search this
Basket makers  Search this
Alaska Native baskets--Study and teaching  Search this
Call number:
video 001576
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1099855