Extremely Fine 1870s-80s Macah Nootka Bear Grass and Cedar Bark Basket with Indigo Design (Some Damage) japanese zodiak attached very similarly to the

attached very similarly to the handle in this one

who got a bit of black--were originally made to be stood up and moved around

There is wear and scratches to the paint here and there

and also not very well equipped to stop a door

and I would assume mid-40s or not too long after

Extremely Fine 1870s-80s Macah Nootka Bear Grass and Cedar Bark Basket with Indigo Design (Some Damage) japanese zodiak attached very similarly to theThis is the finest Makah Nookta, Native American of the Northwest coast, I have ever had in my possession, and I have handled a fair number and looked at many more than that. Hard to judge scale from photos I know, but the weave here is just impossibly tiny and tight. Stunning. And the banded patterns show the most lovely soft indigo blue; the original more intense purple is visible on the interior. 1870s 80s; there is a very good section on the Burke