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NORTH WEST COAST ALASKA ESKIMO YUPIK CLARA AKAGTAK LIDDED NOB TOP BASKET W TREES:
$299.00
VERY NICE VTG. YUPIK ARTISAN CLARA AKAGTAK HAND WOVEN LIDDED NOB TOP BASKET. THIS BEAUTIFUL ARCTIC/ SUB ARCTIC BASKET WASMADE FROM COILED BUNDLED BEACH GRASSES AND THE DESIGN OF TREES IS DYED BEACH GRASSES DONE IN GREEN AND BROWN. CLEAN SIMPLE DESIGN IS VERY WELL DONE. 2 SMALL PLACES ARE MISSING SOME WRAP -SHOWN UP CLOSE IN THE PICTURES. BASKET MEASURES 5 3/4\'\' TALL WITH THE LID ON AND IS APPROX. 4 3/4\'\' ACROSS AT THE WIDEST POINT. BASKET IS 4\'\' TALL WITH OUT THE LID. THERE IS AN OLD PIECE OF MASKING TAPE THAT WAS USED TO NAME THE MAKER AND ALSO PRICE THE BASKET, THIS TAPE HAS BEEN ON THIS BASKET A LONG TIME AND THE ORIGINAL PRICE OF $75.00 IS ALSO ON THIS TAPE. THE TAPE ALSO HAS THE NAME OF AN AREA CALLED \'NIGHTMUTE\' NOW CORRECTED TO \'NIGHTMARE\' WRITTEN ON IT,INANAREA GIVEN IN A FOOTNOTE TO THE LISTING. MY BEST ESTIMATE OF AGE IS 1950\'S TO 1970\'S WHEN ORIGINAL OWNERS TRAVELED THE WORLD. A TREASURE OF A BASKET.THANKS.
