Brunk Auctions
Live Auction

Premier Auction - Session II - March 25, 2023

Sat, Mar 25, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Lot 1232

Two Kotzebue Birch Baskets

Estimate: $100 - $300

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

Alaskan, 20th century, each made of birch bark with wood splints and lashings, one larger with splint wrapped handle, one smaller with polychrome splints, 4-3/4 x 8-3/4 to 9-5/8 x 14-1/2 in.

Condition

some loss to and looseness to stitching

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Collection of a school teacher who lived in Kotzebue, Alaska between 1963 to 1968