Early Makah Northwest Coast Native American Lidded Basket lacquered so likely it once stood

so likely it once stood on a base

I grew up playing cribbage and think it (or dominoes

Such a sweet pair it seems right they should stay together

and I love how the color on this one

arranged among ancient pots

Early Makah Northwest Coast Native American Lidded Basket lacquered so likely it once stoodAnother Makah basket, from the Northwestern tip of the Olympic Peninsula in Washington state, which I will always scoop up when I can as they're my favorite baskets of all. The color on this one has faded, as looking inside makes very clear, but it is an old one, and beautifully constructed, made entirely of bear grass and cedar bark, with no incorporation of raffia, as seems to have became the common case post 1930s or so; I believe this one is