• Culture/People:

    Yup'ik (Yupik Eskimo)

  • Object name:

    Basket in the form of a seal

  • Date created:

    circa 1960

  • Place:

    Alaska; USA

  • Media/Materials:

    Beach grass/Rye grass, dye/dyes

  • Techniques:

    Coiled, dyed

  • Collection History/Provenance:

    Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives at an unknown date; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.

  • Dimensions:

    53 x 21.5 x 17 cm

  • Catalog number:

    25/5242

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