Vintage~ Native American Yupik Alaskan Basket - Hand Woven 19" Tall

Mid 20th Century  19High × 18wide Hand Coiled with a Golden Tan Field Made from Grass with a red and olive greenGeometric Design  In Very Good Condition Yup'ik (Yupik) baskets are traditional coiled grass baskets made by Yup'ik women in southwestern Alaska (primarily the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta region). They are often called mingqaaq (meaning something like sewn or coiled basket) and became popular as a market/souvenir art form in the late 19th/early 20th century, encouraged by missionaries and traders. Condition: Very Good Tribe: Eskimo - Inuit - Yup'ik Year Range: 1950 - 1975 Dimensions: 19High 18wide