Yupik Seal Gut Imbricated Basket

Coiled Basket

DPR Collections

Eskimo Basket

Name/Title

Yupik Seal Gut Imbricated Basket

Description

Interesting old basket beautifully decorated with triangle designs made up of green, red and purple dyed seal gut.

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Subarctic and Arctic

Culture/Tribe

Yupik

Native American, First Nation

Dimensions

Height

6-1/4 in

Diameter

5-3/8 in

Dimension Notes

Diameter at rim is 5 3/8"; max diameter is approximately 7 1/2".

Material

Beach Grass, Seal Gut

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

Stitch Details

Regularly Split, Interlocking, Regularly Bifurcated

Stitch End

Tucked

Other Decoration Materials and Types

Decoration Material

Seal Gut

Decoration Type

Applied

Decoration Notes

The dyed seal gut designs were applied using the "beading" method.