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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.
Condition:
Very Good
Tribe:
Eskimo - Inuit - Yup'ik
Year Range:
1950 - 1975
Region:
Inuit
Dimensions:
4 in4.5 in
Category:
Baskets - Grass and Baleen
