Native American Early 20th C. LARGE Basket Makah Nuu-chah-nulth Grass Basket

  
For sale is a Native American bear grass dyed lidded basket with knob. This densely woven basket is circa 1920s to 1940s and has incredible imbrication for design. The images depict hunters in a large canoe being pulled by a whale with many birds flying overhead. There are three imbricated lines on the bottom and lid on basket.

The lid also has extensive geometric imbrication with a finely made knob. The work in this basket is incredible!

It is made from dyed bear grass with cedar bark around the edge that the lid fits onto. This basket incorporates the wrapped twines technique which is able to produce, delicate, finely tuned work such as this example.

There is a wonderful patina to this basket. This is a larger size basket with the measurements 4" H X 7" in diameter: the basket is in very good condition for age. Great collectible example of an early Makah or Nuu-chah-nulth basket of this vintage and condition. Thank you for looking and please follow my store as new art is added often. The item "Native American Early 20th C. LARGE Basket Makah Nuu-chah-nulth Grass Basket" is in sale since Friday, December 6, 2019. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Cultures & Ethnicities\Native American\ US\1935-Now\Baskets". The seller is "vssport" and is located in Vancouver, British Columbia. This item can be shipped to United States, all countries in Europe, Canada.

1. Handmade: Yes
2. Modified Item: No
3. Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
4. Provenance: Private Collection
5. Tribal Affiliation: Makah / Nuu-chah-nulth