#53 • Yup'ik Coiled Beach Rye Grass Basket w/ Lid

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

High bid $35.00

Status: Sold

Category: Ethnographic Objects

A traditional hand-woven Yup'ik Yup'ik beach rye grass basket with lid, possibly in a style of Tlingit origin, which features a complex repeating pattern of groups of red, purple, and green lines wherein a shorter line is flanked above and below by a longer line of the same color, and these groups are themselves separated in two places by solid bands of purple. The underside of the lid has a lip woven along its edge, permitting the lid to form a relatively firm seal when put in place to keep any stored items secure, making this basket a practical form of storage as much as a decorative object. Item measures approximately 5.5" in diameter x 6.5" tall.