Ketchikan is…
Title:
"Trick or Treat" Basket
Artist:
Kathryn Rousso
Description:
The basket synthesizes Ravenstail and Taaniko (a twining technique of the Maori people of New Zealand) textile weaving styles with the form of Panamanian chacaras (net bags) and traditional Northwest Coast baskets. Materials include RIT commercial dyes, red cedar bark, yellow cedar bark harvested from Prince of Wales Island, and reed, which is commonly used in South American baskets.
Collection:
Ketchikan Museums, KM 2016.2.48.1
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"Trick or Treat" by Kathryn Rousso
"Trick or Treat" by Kathryn Rousso
"Trick or Treat" by Kathryn Rousso
"Trick or Treat" by Kathryn Rousso