Attu
the westernmost of the Aleutian Islands: Japanese occupation 1942–43.
Historical Examples
The finest work of Attu and Atka is woven entirely under water.
Alaska Ella Higginson
The Attu weaver uses the stems and leaves of grass, having no trees and few plants.
Alaska Ella Higginson
Some real Attu and Atka baskets were found here at prices ranging from one hundred dollars up.
Alaska Ella Higginson
At its best, the basketry of the islands of Atka and Attu in the Aleutian chain is the most beautiful in the world.
Alaska Ella Higginson
The Attu weaver has her basket inverted and suspended by a string, working from the bottom down toward the top.
Alaska Ella Higginson
The warp hangs loose from the rude loom, and the wool is woven upward, as in Attu and Haidah basketry.
Alaska Ella Higginson
Nio Attu vith a neri Sagu ulfa alna ec var einn fathir theirra.
Teutonic Mythology, Vol. 1 of 3 Viktor Rydberg, Ph.D.
noun
the westernmost of the Aleutian Islands, off the coast of SW Alaska: largest of the Near Islands
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