c. 1930s Makah / Nootka Northwest Coast Native Basket with Birds antique French watercolor 13 1/2" t x 6

13 1/2" t x 6 1/8" w x 5 1/8" d

10 1/2" t x 7 13/16" w x 3" d with doors closed

Here we have an elephant

Animals measure approx 2 5/8" t x 3 1/4 w

which has very beautiful things

c. 1930s Makah / Nootka Northwest Coast Native Basket with Birds antique French watercolor 13 1/2" t x 6Makah and Nootka Northwest Coast Native American baskets (Vancouver Island northern Washington) are my very favorites typically small and very finely woven of bear grass with cedar bark rims and plaited bases; I always look for them, but they are most often priced beyond my reach. The production of these "trinket" baskets became a cottage industry in the 1860s and reached its height in the 1930s, which is about when I believe this one was made. Tw