c. 1930s Makah / Nootka Northwest Coast Native Basket with Birds antique French watercolor the bright blue ground

the bright blue ground

which has very beautiful things

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

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

c. 1930s Makah / Nootka Northwest Coast Native Basket with Birds antique French watercolor the bright blue groundMakah 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