#41 • Yup'ik Coiled Grass Baskets w/ Rectangular Embroidery

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

High bid $500.00

Status: Sold

Category: Ethnographic Objects

Two Yup'ik coiled beach rye grass baskets include one with wide shoulder and flat lid topped with a coiled grass finial, plus one jar with gently sloped lid, and finial of the same material. Both baskets feature brown, orange, blue, and red embroidered double rectangles in a staggered pattern, and both are attributed to the same basket maker from Hooper Bay, Alaska. Largest measures approximately 8" in diameter x 8.25" tall.