Lot 487

Alaskan Eskimo Woven Lidded Basket c. 1950's

Estimate: $425 - $625

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$0 $5
$50 $10
$100 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$25,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000
Featured in this lot is this Alaskan Eskimo woven lidded basket circa 1950's. The basket features a wonderfully and professionally crafted beach rye grass construction that shows a lidded design that shows diamond decoration with polychrome coloration of light and dark brown with a very light brown field and a strong willow frame twining frame. The condition of this Eskimo basket is preserved with some slight wear to the rim of the basket lid and tot he weave of the basket wall itself but otherwise is preserved. The measurements of this basket is 3 1/2" x 7 1/2" x 7 1/2". The collective weight of this basket is 6oz.

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