Baleen Basketry of the North Alaskan Eskimo

Molly Lee

University of Washington Press, 2015

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Baskets made of baleen, the fibrous substance found in the mouths of plankton-eating whales—a malleable and durable material that once had commercial uses equivalent to those of plastics today—were first created by Alaska Natives in the early years of the twentieth century.

ISBN-13
9780295998732
ISBN-10
0295998733
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Year
2015
Publication date
2015-09-14
Pages
96
Weight
394