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Vintage Makah Baidarka Basket
Baskets, Baskets$350.00Vintage Makah Baidarka Basket
This basket was collected in Alaska and dates back to the middle of the 20th century. Baidarkas are woven around the perimeter of the basket. Wide cedar splits are along the bottom.
The basket is in good condition, with no notable loss of material.
3 3/4 in. diameter x 2 1/8 in. high
Eliasica Timmerman Soap Berry Spoon Basket
Baskets, Baskets, Premium$2,500.00Eliasica Timmerman Soap Berry Spoon Basket
Eliasica Timmerman is a Haida basket maker of the first order. This fine basket is woven from red and yellow cedar bark, and includes extremely fine figures of maidenhair fern and grass.
A card accompanying this basket is dated 11/2006.
9 inch height x 5 1/2 inch diameter
Dorothy Savage Joseph Birch Bark Tray
Baskets$425.00Dorothy Savage Joseph Birch Bark Tray
This birch bark tray by Dorothy Savage Joseph, an Athabascan Indian originally from Holy Cross, Alaska, came from the estate of a gentleman who lived in Alaska during the late 1990s and early 2000s. It has a lot going for it, including a pleasing shape, good quality bark, nice contrast between the dark inner bark and the white outer bark, and beautifully dyed root lashings (likely spruce root) woven into a checked pattern. Aesthetically, it is a great vessel all around.
Joseph is the author of Fishcamp. Click or tap here to see the book on Amazon.
10 3/4 inches long x 7 inches wide x 2 3/4 inches high.
Clara Mattice Halibut Skin Basket
Baskets$375.00Clara Mattice Halibut Skin Basket
This fish skin basket came out of a collection of a gentleman who lived in Alaska for over twenty years and collected a number of Native American and Eskimo items. The basket was purchased in 2004 from the Alaska Native Medical Center shop. While we do not know Mattice’s origins, we expect she is or was Athabascan.
Fish skin was used extensively by native Alaskans for waterproof clothing and containers. This basket has a sealskin rim and caribou fur adornment. It is very attractive and is in excellent condition, with no tears or damage.
The photo with a white background depicts the translucency and glow of the basket when backlit.
Note: because of marine mammal content, this item cannot be shipped outside of the United States.
5 1/4 in. high x 4 x 4 1/2
Loa Ryan Cedar Bark Basket
Baskets, Baskets$850.00Loa Ryan Cedar Bark Basket
Loa Ryan is a well respected Tsimshian basket maker and educator. She has won many awards at Native American art fairs, and has taught many how to weave.
This basket was woven in September, 2000, from yellow and red cedar bark. Provenance includes a handwritten receipt and note from the artist.
The basket is in excellent condition and is signed by the artist.
5 1/4 in. high x 4 1/4 x 4 1/2
Large Vintage Hooper Bay Basket
Baskets$250.00Large Vintage Hooper Bay basket
A very large Eskimo basket made from Hooper Bay grasses. Natural and brown colored grasses.
The natural grass has a nice golden patina acquired over 40 + years. The darker grasses have faded slightly, as evidenced in the inside of the cover, but are still very attractive.
This lidded basket is likely the largest we have had. Probably dating to the 2nd or 3rd quarter of the 20th century, the basket is in good shape, with only minor loss of grasses, as seen in one photo.
9 in. high, including finial x 11 1/2 in. diameter at its widest.
Vintage Hooper Bay Woven Grass Plaque
Baskets$195.00Vintage Hooper Bay Woven Grass Plaque
This grass plaque was acquired by a woman who lived in Hooper Bay, Alaska in the early 1970’s. It is woven from both natural color and dyed grasses in the tradition of the Yup’ik weavers from the Hooper Bay area. It is attributed to Nina Rivers, a weaver from the area.
While it is around 40 years old, the grass and the dyes look like new; there is no visible fading and no grass loss.
10 in. diameter x 3/16 in. deep
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Vintage Hooper Bay Woven Grass Platter
BasketsVintage Hooper Bay Woven Grass Platter
This grass platter was acquired by a woman who lived in Hooper Bay, Alaska in the early 1970’s. It is woven from both natural color and dyed grasses in the tradition of the Yup’ik weavers from the Hooper Bay area. It is attributed to Nina Rivers, a weaver from the area.
While it is around 40 years old, the grass and the dyes look like new; there is no visible fading and no grass loss.
8 1/2 in. diameter x 3/4 in. deep
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Vintage Hooper Bay Butterfly Basket – Orange and Brown
Baskets$550.00Vintage Hooper Bay Butterfly Basket – Orange and Brown
A beautiful Hooper Bay grass basket with orange and brown butterflies acquired from the basket maker by a woman who lived in Hooper Bay, Alaska in the early 1970’s. She attributes the basket to Nina Rivers, a local resident and artisan. The basket is woven from both natural color and dyed grasses in the tradition of the Yup’ik weavers from the Hooper Bay area.
The natural grass has a nice golden patina acquired over 40 + years. The dyed grasses have faded slightly, but are still very attractive.
7in. high, including finial x 5 in. diameter at its widest.
Vintage Hooper Bay Basket – Red and Blue Butterflies
Baskets$450.00Vintage Hooper Bay Basket – Red and Blue Butterflies
A beautiful Hooper Bay grass basket with red and blue butterflies acquired from the basket maker by a woman who lived in Hooper Bay, Alaska in the early 1970’s. She attributes the basket to Nina Rivers, a local resident and artisan. The basket is woven from both natural color and dyed grasses in the tradition of the Yup’ik weavers from the Hooper Bay area.
The natural grass has a nice golden patina acquired over 40 + years. The dyed grasses have faded slightly, but are still very attractive. There is very minor grass loss on the rim, as well as on and near the bottom.
The basket is attributed to Nina Rivers from Hooper Bay.
8 in. high, including finial x 5 in. diameter at its widest.
Vintage Hooper Bay Basket – Flowers
Baskets$450.00Vintage Hooper Bay Basket – Flowers
This grass basket was acquired by a woman who lived in Hooper Bay, Alaska in the early 1970’s. It is woven from both natural color and dyed grasses in the tradition of the Yup’ik weavers from the Hooper Bay area.
The natural grass has a nice golden patina acquired over 40 + years. There is minor fading in the flowers, as evidenced in the image showing the color of the flower inside the basket. There is also very minor loss of grass on the bottom of the basket, as seen in that image.
7 1/2 in. high, including finial; 4 3/4 in. diameter
Vintage Hooper Bay Basket
Baskets$225.00This tightly woven vintage plaque basket comes from Hooper Bay, Alaska. Woven from natural color grasses as well as dyed seal gut.
c. 3rd quarter 20th century
8 1/4″ diameter
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Vintage Hooper Bay Woven Cup and Saucer
Baskets$90.00Vintage Hooper Bay Woven Cup and Saucer
This charming woven cup and saucer set was acquired by a woman who lived in Hooper Bay, Alaska in the early 1970’s. It is woven from both natural color and dyed grasses in the tradition of the Yup’ik weavers from the Hooper Bay area.
The natural grass has a nice golden patina acquired over 40 + years.
Saucer is 3 1/8 in. diameter x 1/4 in. high; cup is 2 3/8 in. diameter at its widest (excluding handle) x 1 1/4 in. high; set is 1 1/2 in. high altogether
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Vintage Hooper Bay Dance Fans
Baskets$325.00Vintage Hooper Bay Dance Fans
These dance fans were acquired by a woman who lived in Hooper Bay, Alaska in the early 1970’s. They were made and used in local Yup’ik dances, as well as in the Eskimo Olympics. They are woven from both natural color and dyed grasses in the tradition of the Yup’ik weavers from the Hooper Bay area. The woven fans are surrounded by fur, possibly wolf, which provides the movement as the village women move their arms in the traditional dances.
Fans are each approximately 3 in. wide x 3 1/4 in. high; they are approximately 6 1/2 in. wide x 5 in. high including fur.
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Vintage Hooper Bay Basket
Baskets$425.00This tightly woven vintage tray basket comes from Hooper Bay, Alaska. Woven from natural color grasses as well as dyed seal gut.
c. 3rd quarter 20th century
9″ diameter; 1″ deep
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Hooper Bay Dance Fans
Baskets$425.00Hooper Bay Dance Fans
These dance fans came from an estate of a gentleman who lived in Alaska during the late 1990s and early 2000s. They are woven from both natural color and dyed grasses in the tradition of the Yup’ik weavers from the Hooper Bay area. The woven fans are surrounded by caribou fur, which provides the swaying movement as the village women move their arms in the traditional dances.
Fans are each approximately 13 inches across and 11 inches high.
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Harry Hank Baleen Basket
Baskets, Premium$1,200.00Harry Hank Baleen Basket
Harry Hank is an Inupiaq weaver from Barrow, Alaska. Weaving baleen baskets runs in his family: his mother Marilyn Hank and his grandparents, Carl and Eunice Hank were all weavers. Most baleen weavers come from either Pt. Hope or Barrow, where bowhead whale hunting has been a tradition since the 1920’s, when the first baskets were made from this material.
This is an even and tightly woven basket woven primarily from dark baleen, with white baleen binding on the cover. The polar bear finial is carved from walrus tusk.
The basket was purchased in Alaska by a gentleman who resided in the state for over twenty years. It is accompanied by the Silver Hand label and tag, which certify the authenticity of Alaskan Native art.
3 1/2 in. diameter, at its widest; 4 in. high, including finial.
Please note that because of walrus tusk contents, this basket cannot be shipped to California or New York state. In addition, because of marine mammal material, it cannot be shipped out of the United States.
