North American Auction Company
Live Auction

Legends of the West: Western & Native American Sale

Sat, Sep 23, 2023 11:00AM EDT
Lot 636

Yupik Eskimo-Aleut Coil Basket Nunivak Alice Smith

Estimate: $150 - $250

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$50 $10
$100 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
This is a fantastic, “mingqaq” coiled grass lidded basket by Eskimo-Aleut Yupik artist, Alice Smith from Mekoryuk and Nunivak Island, Alaska. The piece is accompanied by a letter from Alice Smith to Dan Paynich of Great Falls, Montana talking about buying this basket. Alice Smith talks about going onto Nunivak Island, Alaska and harvesting the beach grasses, drying them and using natural dyes to color them. The basket shows a lid with large knob and beautiful coiled basket in red, purple and natural. Truly a beautiful piece. Measures overall 6.25”H by 5 1/8” diameter. U6.

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