#92 • Iñupiaq Baleen Basket - Herbert Koonuk

Part of March 2025 Premier Auction (live auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

High bid $800.00

Status: Sold

Category: Ethnographic Objects

An Iñupiaq baleen basket with even stitches; the fitted lid is topped with a walrus tusk finial in the shape of a walrus head. Initialed "H.K." on the underside of the finial for Herbert Koonuk of Point Hope, AK (1911-1994), and marked for 631 on the inside of the tusk charger. The basket measures approximately 3.5" in diameter x 3.5" tall.