#14 • XL Iñupiat Baleen Basket w/ Ivory Polar Bear Finial - Adam Tooyak Sr.

Part of Athena Estate Auction Part 3 (timed auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

High bid $3,000.00

Status: Sold

Category: Ethnographic Objects

A large square baleen basket by Adam Tooyak Sr. with very tight, small bands on the basket and its tight-fighting lid. Base charger is a lovely fossilized bone square; lid is topped with a walrus ivory and baleen standing polar bear finial. Signed on the bottom of the finial. Measures approximately 7" x 7" x 8" tall.