c. 1930s Makah / Nootka Northwest Coast Native Basket with Birds antique French watercolor near Rochester) was that the

near Rochester) was that the lower half looked just like a tooth (albeit with 3 roots rather than 4)

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

and a reminder that good things come in small packages

Here we have an elephant

which feel great to wrap one's hands around

c. 1930s Makah / Nootka Northwest Coast Native Basket with Birds antique French watercolor near Rochester) was that theMakah 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