#36 • Yup'ik Grass Basket w/ Pedestal Base - Pauline Pleasant

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

High bid $225.00

Status: Sold

Category: Ethnographic Objects

A highly unusual and large Yup'ik coiled basket with a pedestal base, wide squat body, and flat lid with woven finial; a polychrome geometric of dyed grass and seal gut design may be found upon the base, stem, body, and lid as shown. Attribution to Pauline Pleasant of Twin Hills, Alaska. Measures approximately 11" x 13" tall.