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Alaska Aleut Aleutian Islands Grass Basket Silk Native American Eskimo Attu WOW
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Alaska Aleut Aleutian Islands Grass Basket Silk Native American Eskimo Attu WOW
Price: US $542.00
For your consideration is this RARE Aleutian Islands Woven Basket with Silk Decoration. Based on the style, I believe it is from Atka Island, although I am not positive of the exact Aleutian island that it is from. Aleutian Islands baskets are considered to be the finest in the world. This one probably dates to the early 1900s. It came from an estate in Maryland.The basket measures 6\" high without the lid and is 5\" in diameter. As is characteristic of these baskets, it is embroidered with multicolored silk thread. Due to the basket\'s age, there are some condition issues. On the lid, the knob is detached and is held together with the rest of the lid with cotton. The rim of the lid also has some breaks, approximately seven areas of breakage (please see images). The basket body near the top has two areas of breakage (each area of breakage has about two parallel lines of breaks), one more visible than the other. However, the rest of the body of the basket is intact. The body of the basket also has some scattered areas with a slightly brownish discoloration, but it is not that noticable.Please also note that there are NO MISSING PIECES and NO PREVIOUS REPAIRS. The damages are breakage as noted above.It can be a little tricky getting the lid to cover the basket and stay on relatively securely, but it can be done carefully and gently. The images were taken with the lid on, so you can see what it looks like with the lid on.This really is an amazing piece, and would display nicely in a collection. Please email if you have any further questions. The basket will be very carefully packaged for shipment. I ship to the US only. Good luck offerding!


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