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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;all_fakes, post: 3141609, member: 55&quot;]Yes, Tlingit - less common than similar Makah or Nuu-Cha-Nulth (Nootka) items, so certainly has some value.&nbsp; I&#039;m wondering if it might be the lid to a basket, with the edge having been flattened.&nbsp; It seems to have more &quot;flare&quot; than one would expect from a lid to a basket, but maybe that is just from the angle shown in the photos.&nbsp; It certainly could have deformed over time.</p><p>One thing that makes me suspect basket-lid is the faded colors on the convex side, with bright colors on the concave.&nbsp; That is what one would expect if it has been a basket-lid; but if it had been used or displayed with the concave side up, the fading would be on the other side.</p><p>Like this:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]294747[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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