19th Century Sailor Made Macrame Basket with Flared Edge Inuit Nunavut With a few seemingly simple

With a few seemingly simple gestures

white and a lighter green

There are some black ink marks on the 8 and some light gray stains on the 6

and especially on the back side

19th Century Sailor Made Macrame Basket with Flared Edge Inuit Nunavut With a few seemingly simpleI've gotten really into antique sailor made macrame baskets like this, crafted from fishing twine while out at sea and, from what I understand, typically intended as love tokens to be delivered upon return. Wonderfully sturdy, I think they have a really special feel about them, and I really love the variety of knot work on the flared sides of this one, which, like most one sees, was finished with a hardened varnish or shellac and bears a great rich