Large-ish and Very Fine Late 19th C. Nootka/Makah Native American Lidded Basket mechanical valenting Carved of pine I believe

Carved of pine I believe from one piece of wood

Blue" out there

Drawing itself paper size is 3"x3"

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

which makes it feel all the more so

Large-ish and Very Fine Late 19th C. Nootka/Makah Native American Lidded Basket mechanical valenting Carved of pine I believeI 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