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

  
8 1/2 TIGHTLY WOVEN, HAND DECORATED GRASS STORAGE BASKET, with ORIGINAL LID, WOVEN BROAD GRASS LID PULL & BROWN DYED. (Slightly soiled on the interior basin). Early 20th century vintage Yup'ik Inuit Alaskan Eskimo indigenous woven, decorated storage baskets. 8 12 " Height x 9 12" Width (widest point). 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. Simply terrific vintage North American Inuit tribal and indigenous art.

Very Good to Excellent overall vintage condition. The item "EARLY 20TH C VINT YUPIK INUIT ALASKAN WOVEN STORAGE BASKET WithLID/STITCHED DESIGN" is in sale since Thursday, October 1, 2020. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Cultures & Ethnicities\Native American\ US\1800-1934\Baskets". The seller is "modsanctuary" and is located in Milford, New Hampshire.

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1. Coiled ring sidewall & lid construction: Broad woven sweetgrass bottom center
2. Broad, woven sweetgrass lid pull: Hand stitched sepia dyed sidewall motifs
3. Alaska: North America
4. Handmade: Yes
5. Inuit: Native American
6. Yup'ik people of Alaska: Alaskan Eskimo
7. Modified Item: No
8. Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
9. Original: Authentic
10. 100% original vintage condition: Untouched & undisturbed
11. Western Alaska: Bering Straight
12. Culture: Native American: US
13. Artisan: Unknown Yup'ik Native artisan
14. Provenance: Ownership History Not Available
15. Origin: Alaska (North America)
16. Tribal Affiliation: Yup'ik native people of Alaska
17. Tightly stitched: Sweet grass of varying widths
18. Hand stitched, dyed grass sidewall motif: Broad sweetgrass stitched lid pull
19. Slightly soiled from use on int basin: Without significant deformity
20. Original woven grass shallow lid: Beehive form
21. 100% handmade: Woven by Native hands
22. Style: Folk & Indigenous