Yupik Tray

Coiled Basket

DPR Collections

Alaskan Eskimo Tray

Name/Title

Yupik Tray

Description

Nice shallow decorative tray with four purple and red zig zag lines radiating out from near the center.

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1930

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Subarctic and Arctic

Culture/Tribe

Yupik

Native American, First Nation

Dimensions

Height

2-1/4 in

Diameter

10-1/2 in

Material

Beach Grass, Beach Grass - Dyed

Coiled Basket Details

Coiled Start Type

Round

Coiled Start Material

Beach Grass

Coiled Finish Type

Self Coiled

Foundation

Coiled Foundation Type

Bundle

Coiled Foundation Material

Beach Grass

Coil Direction

Right

Stitch Details

Stitch Spacing

Predominantly Closed Spacing

Background Stitch Material

Beach Grass

Design Stitch Material

Beach Grass - Dyed

Stitch Details

Regularly Split, Interlocking, Randomly Bifurcated

Stitch End

Tucked