Alaskan Lidded Basket

Coiled Basket

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Alaskan Lidded Basket

Alaskan Lidded Basket

Name/Title

Alaskan Lidded Basket

Description

A nice large lidded basket, possibly Kuskokwim Yupik, with simple designs consisting of parallel double stitches of dyed grass proceeding up the sides of the basket and lid, about every fourth coil- two bands of green, two of purple and two of brown.

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Subarctic and Arctic

Culture/Tribe

Yupik
Native American, First Nation

Dimensions

Height

8 in

Diameter

10-3/4 in

Material

Beach Grass, Beach Grass - Dyed

Coiled Basket Details

Coil Count

3

Stitch Count

10

Coiled Start Type

Coiled Start Type

Round

Coiled Start Material

Beach Grass, Beach Grass - Dyed

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

The start of the basket is made with a couple of stitches of dyed grass and the start of the lid (the knob) is also stitched with dyed grass. The colored stitches begin with small knots on the exterior.