Attu Basket with Lid

Early 20th Century 

5.375" H x 4.375" D

Hand Woven with Green, Orange and Purple Floral Motif Design with Matching Lid

In Very Good Condition

An Attu basket with lid is a traditional woven lidded basket made by the Attu people, part of the Aleut (Unangax̂) Indigenous group from Attu Island in the western Aleutian Islands of Alaska.

These baskets are renowned for their exceptional delicacy and fine craftsmanship. They are typically crafted using wild rye grass (or beach grass), split and woven in a tight closed twined technique, often with natural and dyed elements for intricate patterns. This results in some of the finest and most tightly woven baskets known in Native American basketry, sometimes featuring 20–30 stitches per inch.