Large-ish and Very Fine Late 19th C. Nootka/Makah Native American Lidded Basket turning wheel stencil Beale has signed and dated

Beale has signed and dated the pages

and nice aging to the paint

with one loose bit of ricrac on the figure with heart

The cover and first few pages of this notebook are pretty rough

Large-ish and Very Fine Late 19th C. Nootka/Makah Native American Lidded Basket turning wheel stencil Beale has signed and datedI 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