Makah Pacific Northwest Coast Native Whaling Motif Lidded Basket for the library Handmade in Portugal

Handmade in Portugal

or simply in a grouping on a shelf or table to add a pop of color and moment of beauty

with dyed red and green grass used for the snake-like decoration

) I believe this particular basket may have been made by Marjorie Abbey Battise

Makah Pacific Northwest Coast Native Whaling Motif Lidded Basket for the library Handmade in PortugalThis stunning Makah Northwest Coast Native American beargrass lidded basket, c. 1920s, features a whale and canoe design, repeated twice around the perimeter of the basket. Makah baskets very similar to this one, featuring a plaited cedar bark base and rim with cedar bark strip, are featured in numerous museum collections of significant Native American objects. The seasonal materials with which this basket was made are indigenous to the Olympic