#62 • Yup'ik Coiled Beach Rye Grass Baskets w/ Lids

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

High bid $130.00

Status: Sold

Category: Ethnographic Objects

Two traditional hand-woven Yup'ik baskets with lids, both possibly in a style of Yup’ik origin, the shorter of which is by Bernie Stone. The taller basket features a simple silhouette of a leaping deer in brown, and the shorter basket features an intricate pattern depicting a thunderbird with spread wings in orange and purple. The lids of both baskets have a lip woven along the underside of their edges, permitting the lids to form a relatively firm seal when put in place to keep any stored items secure, making these baskets a practical form of storage as much as a decorative object. Largest item measures approximately 2.25" in diameter x 3.5" tall.