#6 • 17" Lidded Yup'ik Basket w/Animal Motif

Part of August 2024 Treasure Trove Auction (timed auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

High bid $90.00

Status: Sold

Category: Ethnographic & Tribal Art & Crafts

A massive Yup'ik basket woven with extra-large grass coils, evenly paneled geometrics with animal motifs around the basket walls, and topped with a form-fitting knobbed lid. The basket has gained a mellow patina, but does have some structural sagging, and loss of the fibers or stitching, as shown. Measures approximately 14" x 17.5" tall to knob.