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	"Knob Top Trinket Basket" An elegant knob top, crowns an openwork straight wall, single twined basket. Three rows of triple-twining at the "3 corners" plus two at the central "design field" are the only ornamentation. Small Knob Top baskets have been woven for sale and trade by Unanagan weavers since the late 1700s; perhaps even earlier. The knob top has been the all-time favorite shape for two hundred years. Woven of wild beach grass (Elymus Mollis) cured in the ancient Aleut way. 2.5 inches X 1.25 inches. By Lois Chichinoff Thadei. $325.00 (#1128)
	"Miniature Loop Top Utility Basket" A contemporary miniature, modeling an ancient utility basket intended to hold dry fish or meat; part of the winter food supply for an Aleut family. This diminutive basket, woven of wild beach grass (Elymus Mollis) is cured in the ancient Aleut way taking weeks to acquire the appropriate color and tempering of fibre. Curing brings forth the inherent sheen, so admired in this material. With a gauge of approximately 100 stitches per inch, this basket is a model of a utility piece, intended for rugged, repeated usage...(more about this piece and its origins). 1 inch X 2 inches. By Lois Chichinoff Thadei. $325.00 (#1129)
	"Paper or Plastic? #2" A miniature, it models an ancient utility basket intended to hold dry fish or meat, part of the winter food supply for an Aleut family. It is used to transport the food home while still allowing it to continue air drying in transit. This diminutive Aleut basket is woven of wild beach grass (Elymus Mollis) cured in the ancient Aleut way. It sports a bone ring, to aid in securing the bindings. If needed, such a basket could have been quickly woven with materials on hand, while still in the field...(more about this piece and its origins). 1.375 inches X 1.375 inches. By Lois Chichinoff Thadei. $225.00 (#1130)
	"Spruce Root Hat" Spruce root weaving is a treasured and endangered traditional Native art form. Artists painstakingly hand select the tiny spruce roots from secret locations and spend many months, sometimes years, weaving and perfecting the spruce root pieces. Spruce root weavings are heirlooms prized by collectors and museums worldwide. 14.5 inches wide x 7.75 inches tall. Top of hat is 4 inches in diameter. By Primrose Adams. $3,600.00 (#1012) Video*: Windows Media or RealPlayer
	"Abalone Coastal Hat" Abalone Coastal hat plaited with Alaska red cedar and embellished with 20 miniature abalone shells collected during the mid-1940s. The shells, 1-1.5 inches long, have a classic wave curl from churning in sandy surf. The hat can be worn for ceremony, dance or stylish attire...(more on this piece). By Lois Chichinoff Thadei. $345.00 (#1155) Sold.
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* Video clip features students of a spruce-root weaving class in Hoonah, Alaska, 2002. The video illustrates the delicacy of the medium and the intricacy of this time-consuming craft.