- ESKIMO NATIVE AMERICAN BALEEN BASKET
ESKIMO NATIVE AMERICAN BALEEN BASKET WITH BIRD FINIALEskimo Native American baleen basket with bird finial, appx. 3" t x 4" diameter.
- Eunice Hank
(Iñupiaq, 20th century)
Baleen
Eunice Hank
(Iñupiaq, 20th century)
Baleen Basket
with a double seal finial; signed on interior of lid
height 2-1/2 inches x diameter 4-1/4 inches
- TWO ESKIMO MINIATURE BALEEN BASKETS:
TWO ESKIMO MINIATURE BALEEN BASKETS: THE LARGER WITH A WALRUS HEAD FINIAL Two Eskimo miniature baleen baskets: the larger with a walrus head finial, signed in blue ink "John Hank", 2.5"h x 3.5"d; the smaller fitted with a fossilized seal finial 3"h, Provenance: Bay Area Collector
- AN ESKIMO BALEEN BASKET FITTED WITH
AN ESKIMO BALEEN BASKET FITTED WITH A WHALE FLUKE TOP An Eskimo baleen basket fitted with a whale fluke top, signed in black pen in the interior of basket "Marilyn Hank, PT Hope, AK", 3.25"h x 5.25"d. Provenance: Bay Area Collector
- ESKIMO TRIPLE GOURD FORM BALEEN BASKET
ESKIMO TRIPLE GOURD FORM BALEEN BASKET An Eskimo baleen triple gourd form stacking basket with a whale fluke top, signed on base "John Hensley, Kotzebue, Alaska" and with the original retail tag, 8"h. Provenance: Bay Area Collector
- AN ESKIMO BALEEN BASKET BY TOM FRANKSON,
AN ESKIMO BALEEN BASKET BY TOM FRANKSON, PT HOPE An Eskimo baleen basket fitted with whale fluke top, signed in plaque in the interior of the basket "Tom Frankson, Pt Hope" and with original retail tag, 4.5"h x 7"d. Provenance: Bay Area Collector
- AN ESKIMO BALEEN BASKET WITH A SEAL
AN ESKIMO BALEEN BASKET WITH A SEAL HEAD FINIAL, SIGNED ON BASE "BARROW/1944" An Eskimo baleen basket with a seal head finial, signed on base "BARROW/1944", 3.75"h x 3.75"w. Provenance: Bay Area Collector, purchased Christies, 12/1/1998, Sale 8181, lot 1427
- TWO ESKIMO BALEEN BASKETS, BOTH WITH
TWO ESKIMO BALEEN BASKETS, BOTH WITH SEAL HEAD FINIALS Two Eskimo Baleen baskets with seal or walrus head finials, the larger basket with a seal head finial accession number "94.61.2" to the bottom and the underside of the lid, 3.5"h x 4"d; the smaller with walrus head finials, inscription in the interior of the basket "B./U.S./ALASKAN ESQ"; Provenance: Bay Area Collectorboth purchased at Sotheby's, during the 1990s, lot 657
- SUPERB INUIT BALEEN BASKET - ANIMAL
SUPERB INUIT BALEEN BASKET - ANIMAL FINIALExquisite hand made Inuit small covered basket made from woven baleen with carved bone finial of a flippered marine animal. Indistinctly signed on interior and dated 1943. 4.75 inches wide and 3.75 high.
- OLD BALEEN BASKET ESKIMO WALRUS CARVED
OLD BALEEN BASKET ESKIMO WALRUS CARVED FINIALAntique, early 20th century Inuit or Inupiaq basket box with walrus head finial (carved from walrus tusk). Woven material is whale baleen. Finial weaving has separated from finial itself -- could be easily stitched -- but the finial stays in place on its own. Measures 4-1/2" in diameter.
- James Omnik
(Iñupiat, Point Hope, 20th
James Omnik
(Iñupiat, Point Hope, 20th century)
Lidded Baleen Basket, with Carved Bear and Seal Finial
signed on interior base OMNIK PT. HOPE ALASKA
height 4 inches x diameter 4 inches
- Marilyn Hank
(Iñupiat, Nuvuk [Point
Marilyn Hank
(Iñupiat, Nuvuk [Point Barrow], 20th century)
Baleen Basket, Halibut Finial, 1994
interior signed and dated
height 3 inches x diameter 4 inches