![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.](https://wam.org//wp-content/uploads/2020/12/2009.2.13ab-800x609.jpg)
Baleen lidded basket
Sikvayugak, Lee
1976
Artwork Information
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Title:
Baleen lidded basket
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Artist:
Sikvayugak, Lee
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Artist Bio:
Native American, Inuit, Barrow, Alaska
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Date:
1976
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Medium:
Baleen with whale bone ivory
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Dimensions:
5 x 8 inches
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Credit Line:
Wichita Art Museum, Gift of Patrick and Lorraine Ross Thiessen
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Object Number:
2009.2.13a,b
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Display:
Not Currently on Display