Eskimo Baleen Basket with Walrus Ivory Whale Tail Handle By Ekayuke

Mid 20th Century

4" H x 4.5" D

Hand Crafted from Baleen with a Carved Walrus Ivory Whale Tail Handle Matching Lid Signed by Elmer Frankson "Ekayuke PHO Alaska"

In Very Good Condition

An Eskimo Baleen Basket is a traditional Alaskan Native art form, specifically Inupiaq baleen baskets. These are handwoven lidded baskets made primarily from baleen—the flexible, keratin plates found in the mouths of bowhead whales, harvested traditionally by Indigenous hunters in northern Alaska.