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Witherell's Live Luxury Asset Auction, October 29, 2026, from the Sutter Club, Sacramento. 363 lots: Warhol's $9, a Peale portrait, a Stone Declaration of Independence, Rolex, gold, fine jewelry, California baskets and more.
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Lot 27

Hupa, Yurok and Karok Baskets

Estimate: $1,000 - $2,500
Starting Bid
$500

Bid Increments

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

Three Northern California baskets representing the closely related basketry traditions of the Hupa, Yurok, and Karok peoples, whose ancestral homelands lie along the Trinity and lower Klamath Rivers of present-day Humboldt, Del Norte, and Siskiyou Counties. Woven of natural and dyed plant fibers using traditional techniques, the group includes a Hupa basket hat, a Yurok basket bowl, and a Karok basket bowl. Basketry was central to daily life throughout the region, serving practical, ceremonial, and trade purposes while reflecting generations of artistic and cultural continuity.

 

Dimensions: Hupa: 6.25 x 6.25 x 3 in., high., Yurok: 6.5 x 6.5 x 4 in., high., Karok: 8 x 8 x 5.5 in., high.

 

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Condition

Overall good condition with light, expected wear from age and use. Minor scattered wear and losses consistent with age.

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Estate of a prominent Northern California collector, now being deaccessioned by the family.