c. 1930s Makah / Nootka Northwest Coast Native Basket with Birds baby rattle this maker took a somewhat

this maker took a somewhat looser approach

with a few surface tears on a couple pages

though it shows some spotting and a couple of dark marks

painted the perfect red and with a great drippy #4 painted on the hood in creamy white

c. 1930s Makah / Nootka Northwest Coast Native Basket with Birds baby rattle this maker took a somewhatMakah 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