A lidded basket – both parts are dark brown each with a cream colored stripe. The basket has a 2 ј” ivory disk at the center bottom and the lid has a 2 Ѕ” square with rounded corners. On top of this square is the tail of a whale as if diving underwater. The whale tail is pegged with wood to the lid.
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Baleen lidded basket

Sikvayugak, Lee

1976

Artwork Information

  • Title:

    Baleen lidded basket

  • Artist:

    Sikvayugak, Lee

  • Artist Bio:

    Native American, Inuit, Barrow, Alaska

  • Date:

    1976

  • Medium:

    Baleen with whale bone ivory

  • Dimensions:

    5 x 8 inches

  • Credit Line:

    Wichita Art Museum, Gift of Patrick and Lorraine Ross Thiessen

  • Object Number:

    2009.2.13a,b

  • Display:

    Not Currently on Display