{"product_id":"attu-treasure-basket-c-1950-by-sophia-pletnikoff-1908-1983","title":"Attu Treasure Basket, c. 1950 by Sophia Pletnikoff (1908-1983)","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAttu Treasure Basket, c. 1950\u003cbr\u003eby Sophia Pletnikoff (1908-1983)\u003cbr\u003eAleutian Islands, Alaska\u003cbr\u003eAttu rye grass, silk threads\u003cbr\u003e2 3\/4” high x 2 2\/4\" diamete\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eMint condition\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAleut basket weaver Sophia Olga Pletnikoff was born in the Aleutian Islands in 1908. Her family eventually settled in Unalaska where Sophia learned the traditional basket weaving from her ancestors. Unfortunately, she had an interruption of her traditional life when she was relocated to an internment camp in SE Alaska during World War II.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eUpon her return home, Sophia rarely harvested basket grass in Unalaska because she no longer knew where the prime grass grew and she had no wish to infringe on any weaver’s “home turf.” Her baskets can be found in the permanent collections of the Museum of the Aleutians, Unalaska, AK; Alutiiq Museum, Kodiak, AK; and the Alaska State Museum, Juneau, AK.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quintana Galleries","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53405172760687,"sku":null,"price":750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1813\/7073\/files\/JW26014_AttuBasket.jpg?v=1782443067","url":"https:\/\/quintanagalleries.com\/products\/attu-treasure-basket-c-1950-by-sophia-pletnikoff-1908-1983","provider":"Quintana Galleries","version":"1.0","type":"link"}