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Attu

[ at-too ]

noun

  1. the westernmost of the Aleutian Islands: Japanese occupation 1942–43.


Attu

/ ˈætuː /

noun

  1. the westernmost of the Aleutian Islands, off the coast of SW Alaska: largest of the Near Islands


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Nio attu vith a neri Sagu ulfa alna ec var einn fathir theirra.

Some real Attu and Atka baskets were found here at prices ranging from one hundred dollars up.

At its best, the basketry of the islands of Atka and Attu in the Aleutian chain is the most beautiful in the world.

The Attu weaver has her basket inverted and suspended by a string, working from the bottom down toward the top.

The warp hangs loose from the rude loom, and the wool is woven upward, as in Attu and Haidah basketry.

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