Large-ish and Very Fine Late 19th C. Nootka/Makah Native American Lidded Basket mechanical valenting Drawing itself paper size is

Drawing itself paper size is 3"x3"

I know nothing of its origins

Carved of pine I believe from one piece of wood

and leave it on the counter or sideboard otherwise just to admire

Large-ish and Very Fine Late 19th C. Nootka/Makah Native American Lidded Basket mechanical valenting Drawing itself paper size isI will never get over my love of Nootka Makah Native baskets from the Pacific Northwest Coast, considered some of the world's finest baskets, and this is an old one, late 19th century, dated based on materials used (exclusively bear grass and cedar bark, with no raffia) and the manner of the rim and plaiting of the underside. The weave on this one is very fine and tight, and though the brightness of the original color has faded (as evident from