#45 • Yup'ik Coiled Grass Basket w/ Lid

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

High bid $70.00

Status: Sold

Category: Ethnographic Objects

A traditional hand-woven Yup'ik Yup'ik beach rye grass basket with lid, possibly in a style of Yup’ik origin, which features orange lines flanked on both sides by brown lines arranged in a ring around the rim of the basket and into ‘V’ shapes scattered across the basket’s surface. 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 7.5" in diameter x 7.5" tall.