#16 • Yup'ik Oblong Basket w/Lid - Hooper Bay

Part of March 2023 Treasure Trove Auction (timed auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

High bid $200.00

Status: Sold

Category: Ethnographic & Tribal Art & Crafts

A coiled and woven wild rye beach grass basket from Hooper Bay designed in an unusual oblong shape with a tight-fitting lid, and presenting with a harmonious symmetry in the naturally dyed design elements featured on the front and back walls. Accompanied by the original purchase receipt from the Sheldon Jackson Museum gift shop and Alaska Native handicraft tag. Measures approximately 6" x 4.5" x 4.5" tall.