#13 • Iñupiaq Multi-Colored Baleen Basket - Joe Sikvayugak

Part of June 2023 Premier Auction (live auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

High bid $475.00

Status: Sold

Category: Ethnographic Objects

A well-crafted baleen basket with white baleen accents by the late Iñupiaq artist Joe Sikvayugak (1898-1983). Features a carved walrus tusk finial in the form of a whale fluke, the base charger of the same material is signed within and dated 1973 by the artist. Measures approximately 4" in diameter x 3" tall.