#38 • Yup'ik Seal Gut & Fur Baskets - Elaine Kingeekuk

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

High bid $225.00

Status: Sold

Category: Ethnographic Objects

A trio of Yup'ik baskets constructed from seal gut and adorned with yarn, beads, and tufts of fur; stitching is primarily sinew. Tallest has an attached tag providing attribution to Elaine Kingeekuk of Savoonga, Alaska, a skin sewer who was honored in 2021 with the Museums Alaska President's Award in Honor of Lifetime Achievement and has been featured on the Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center Alaska Channel. The largest basket measures approximately 3" in diameter x 1.5" tall for size reference.