Description: Estate sale find: Offering this absolutely stunning handwoven basket by a Yup'ik artist. Basket is tightly woven out of sweet grass of varying widths. The sepia dyed sweet grass stitching is in a unique soaring eagle pattern. What a story this basket tells. Basket is 6" tall and 10" wide in a "beehive" shape. Lid fits perfectly and is in excellent condition. Dated late 1920s - early 1930s. This piece was purchased at an estate sale and I was told the above information.I have no papers to authenticate. Smoke free homePriority Shipping A little research:The Yup'ik are a group of indigenous or aboriginal peoples of western, southwestern and south central Alaska and the Russian Far East. They are Eskimo and are related to the Inuit and Inupiat peoples. Yupik peoples are: Alutiiq or Sugpiaq of the Alaskan Peninsula; Central Alaskan Yup'ik of the Yukon-Kuskokwim delta, the Kuskokwim River and along the northern coast of Bristol Bay and the northern Alaska Peninsula and Silberian Yupik.As of 2001 there were approximately 24,000 Yup'ik people, most of these residing in Alaska.Yup'ik comes from the word yuk meaning "person". Pik means "real" or "genuine". Together they translate to "real people". taken from Wikipedia
Price: 75 USD
Location: Flowery Branch, Georgia
End Time: 2025-01-26T04:17:39.000Z
Shipping Cost: 0 USD
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Item Specifics
Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Pattern: Woven
Character: Stitch
Origin: Alaska (North America)
Provenance: Ownership History Not Available
Western Alaska: Bering Straight
Occasion: All Occasions
Signed: No
Hand stitched, dyed grass sidewall motif: Broad sweetgrass stitched lid pull
Original woven grass shallow lid: Beehive form
Artisan: Unknown Yup'ik Native artisan
100% original vintage condition: Untouched & undisturbed
Tightly stitched: Sweet grass of varying widths
Modified Item: No
Brand: Handmade
Type: Basket
Broad, woven sweetgrass lid pull: Hand stitched sepia dyed sidewall motifs
Alaska: North America
Original/Reproduction: Original
Tribal Affiliation: Yup'ik Native of Alaska
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Original: Authentic
Handmade: Yes
Coiled ring sidewall & lid construction: Broad woven sweetgrass bottom center
