#76 • Birch Bark & Porcupine Quill Embroidered Berry Basket - Celine Edda

Part of January 2025 Fantastic Finds Auction (timed auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

High bid $325.00

Status: Sold

Category: Ethnographic & Tribal Art & Crafts

A beautifully handcrafted oval birch bark berry basket with a willow frame around the top, sewn into place with thin strips of white spruce root. Basket features an embroidered floral design of dyed porcupine quills on the side, and a flat lid with further floral porcupine quill embroidery. Lid is affixed with two suede straps on the rear (one broken as photographed), and has a matching tie closure on the front. Attribution on the underside by Acho Dene Koe artist Celine Edda of Fort Liard, Northwest Territories. Basket measures approximately 9" x 6" x 9.25" tall.