c. 1930s Makah / Nootka Northwest Coast Native Basket with Birds baby rattle though it shows some spotting

though it shows some spotting and a couple of dark marks

14 1/4” x 11 1/2”

Blouch of Lancaster

I think the pointy yellow shards emerging from the mouth of this strange creature do a pretty great job of giving form to a shrill cry

c. 1930s Makah / Nootka Northwest Coast Native Basket with Birds baby rattle though it shows some spottingMakah 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