#29 • Yup'ik Coiled Grass Basket w/ Floral & Butterfly Design - Mary L. John

Part of December 2024 Premier Auction (live auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

High bid $200.00

Status: Sold

Category: Ethnographic Objects

A Yup'ik coiled grass basket with polychrome floral designs upon the sides; a tapered lid with knobbed finial displays an embroidered butterfly image upon the top. Found with an original price tag indicating the basket weaver Mary L. John (b.1936) of Newtok, Alaska. The basket measures approximately 7" in diameter x 9" tall.