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Original Inupiaq Woven Basket By Beulah Ballot

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:50.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 200.00 USD
Original Inupiaq Woven Basket By Beulah Ballot
Included in this lot is an Original Inupiaq Woven Basket made by Native American Inupiat Beulah Ballot, Buckland, Alaska. The Inupiaq people are known for their basketry made from whale baleen. Created at the dawn of the 20th century, the baskets made with baleen (a flexible material found in the mouths of Mysticeti or baleen whales) were based on coiled willow-root prototypes. This Alaska Native made basket is woven from grass that is collected along the west coast of Alaska. The process of gathering, drying, and dying the grass takes up to two months or more. The intricate art of coil weaving grass into beautiful grass baskets is some of the finest, most delicate and artistic forms of Alaskan native craftsmanship. This basket is in exceptionally fine condition, the coil weaving is tight and uniform, no marring noted. A photograph of the weaver, Beulah, is included, with a date on the reverse 2001-2002. Measures 4.25"W x 3.5"H without the lid, 5"H with lid attached.