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EARLY 20TH C VINT YUPIK INUIT ALASKAN WOVEN STORAGE BASKET W/LID/STITCHED DESIGN
EARLY 20TH C VINT YUPIK INUIT ALASKAN WOVEN STORAGE BASKET W/LID/STITCHED DESIGN
EARLY 20TH C VINT YUPIK INUIT ALASKAN WOVEN STORAGE BASKET W/LID/STITCHED DESIGN
EARLY 20TH C VINT YUPIK INUIT ALASKAN WOVEN STORAGE BASKET W/LID/STITCHED DESIGN
EARLY 20TH C VINT YUPIK INUIT ALASKAN WOVEN STORAGE BASKET W/LID/STITCHED DESIGN
EARLY 20TH C VINT YUPIK INUIT ALASKAN WOVEN STORAGE BASKET W/LID/STITCHED DESIGN
EARLY 20TH C VINT YUPIK INUIT ALASKAN WOVEN STORAGE BASKET W/LID/STITCHED DESIGN
EARLY 20TH C VINT YUPIK INUIT ALASKAN WOVEN STORAGE BASKET W/LID/STITCHED DESIGN
EARLY 20TH C VINT YUPIK INUIT ALASKAN WOVEN STORAGE BASKET W/LID/STITCHED DESIGN
EARLY 20TH C VINT YUPIK INUIT ALASKAN WOVEN STORAGE BASKET W/LID/STITCHED DESIGN
EARLY 20TH C VINT YUPIK INUIT ALASKAN WOVEN STORAGE BASKET W/LID/STITCHED DESIGN
EARLY 20TH C VINT YUPIK INUIT ALASKAN WOVEN STORAGE BASKET W/LID/STITCHED DESIGN

EARLY 20TH C VINT YUPIK INUIT ALASKAN WOVEN STORAGE BASKET W/LID/STITCHED DESIGN

$ 204.6

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Western Alaska: Bering Straight
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Handmade: Yes
  • Broad, woven sweetgrass lid pull: Hand stitched sepia dyed sidewall motifs
  • Modified Item: No
  • Alaska: North America
  • Original: Authentic
  • 100% original vintage condition: Untouched & undisturbed
  • Artisan: Unknown Yup'ik Native artisan
  • Provenance: Ownership History Not Available
  • Tightly stitched: Sweet grass of varying widths
  • Inuit: Native American
  • Condition: Very Good-Excellent overall vint cond: This simply amazing Yup'ik basket was recently discovered in southern NH, in a finely appointed estate w/a sm collection of Native American & Inuit indigenous tribal & folk art. It's nearly 8 1/2" H x 9" W at the widest point of its body. The sweet grass used varies in width. The coiled, tightly woven sweet grass is graduated & stacked, forming the soft, bulbous form of a beehive basket. The orig woven grass lid has a shallow, broad sweet grass woven lid pull. What makes this Yup'ik woven grass storage basket unique & quite particular, is the use of sepia dyed sweet grass, that's stitched into the upper sidewalls of the basket, forming what appear to be upright diamond patterning, fish or even perhaps conifer pine trees, all representative of the Yup'ik people's nat habitat. The basket was woven w/great care & the graduated ringed coils, that make up the basket's sidewalls, are all still quite tight & strong. Absolutely lovely. C. 1920-1935. Fine.
  • Coiled ring sidewall & lid construction: Broad woven sweetgrass bottom center
  • Origin: Alaska (North America)
  • Hand stitched, dyed grass sidewall motif: Broad sweetgrass stitched lid pull
  • Slightly soiled from use on int basin: Without significant deformity
  • Culture: Native American: US
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Original woven grass shallow lid: Beehive form
  • 100% handmade: Woven by Native hands
  • Tribal Affiliation: Yup'ik native people of Alaska
  • Yup'ik people of Alaska: Alaskan Eskimo
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Restocking Fee: No

    Description

    RARE
    EARLY 20TH CENTURY
    VINTAGE
    YUP'IK PEOPLE
    INUIT
    ALASKAN (ESKIMO)
    INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
    of
    BERING STRAIGHT
    ~
    WESTERN ALASKA,
    8 1/2" TIGHTLY WOVEN, HAND DECORATED GRASS STORAGE BASKET,
    with
    ORIGINAL LID, WOVEN BROAD GRASS LID
    PULL
    &
    BROWN DYED
    STITCHED GRASS
    SIDEWALL DESIGN
    (Slightly soiled on the interior basin)
    (Circa 1920-1935)
    Early 20th century vintage
    Yup'ik
    Inuit Alaskan Eskimo
    indigenous woven, decorated storage baskets
    DIMENSIONS:
    8
    1⁄2
    "
    Height x 9
    1⁄2" Width (widest point)
    Weight:
    1 lb. 3 oz.
    DESCRIPTION:
    This simply amazing and very beautiful
    Yup'ik
    Inuit Alaskan (Eskimo) Native American
    indigenous handmade woven sweet grass storage basket was recently discovered in
    southern New Hampshire,
    in a finely appointed estate with a small collection of
    Native American
    and
    Inuit
    indigenous tribal and folk art. It's nearly
    8 1/2" in height and 9" in width
    at the widest point of its body. The sweet grass used varies in width. The coiled, tightly woven sweet grass is graduated and stacked, forming the soft, bulbous form of a beehive basket. The original woven grass lid has a shallow, broad sweet grass woven lid pull. What makes this
    Yup'ik
    woven grass storage basket unique and quite particular, is the use of sepia dyed sweet grass, that's stitched, not painted or stenciled onto the upper sidewalls of the basket, forming what appear to be repeated, upright diamond patterning, fish or even perhaps conifer pine trees, all representative of the
    Yup'ik
    people's natural habitat. The basket was woven with great care and the graduated ringed coils, that make up the basket's sidewalls, are all still quite tight and strong. Absolutely lovely. Circa
    1920-1935.
    Honest. Original. Authentic. From the
    Yup'ik
    Native
    people of western
    Alaska and the Bering Straight region,
    separating North America and Russia. Simply terrific vintage
    North American Inuit tribal
    and
    indigenous art
    . Gorgeous.
    CONDITION:
    Very Good to Excellent overall vintage condition.