Small Yupik Eskimo Lidded Basket

Coiled Basket

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Small Yupik Eskimo Lidded Basket

Small Yupik Eskimo Lidded Basket

Name/Title

Small Yupik Eskimo Lidded Basket

Description

Small lidded basket with a prominent knob on top. Missing several stitches around the body. Colors on the exterior are fairly faded. Top knob was partly pulled off and has been somewhat stabilized with thread.

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Subarctic and Arctic

Culture/Tribe

Eskimo
Native American

Dimensions

Height

3-3/4 in

Diameter

5-1/4 in

Material

Beach Grass, Beach Grass - Dyed

Coiled Basket Details

Coiled Start Type

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, Regularly Bifurcated

Stitch End

Tucked

Coiled Contruction Notes

Stitch ends are tucked on the interior of the basket.