#60 • Yu'pik Yo-Yos

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

High bid $80.00

Status: Sold

Category: Ethnographic Objects

Two basket-weave Yup'ik yo-yo toys, and/or perhaps decorations with colorful patterns. While some are made of fur, the more rare and intricate yo-yo versions, like these pictured, are woven from seagrass, resembling miniature baskets with jingle bells inside. Largest measures approximately 1.5" in diameter x 1.25" tall, not including strings.