c. 1930s Makah / Nootka Northwest Coast Native Basket with Birds decorative swallows I am pretty certain the

I am pretty certain the silk itself measures 5"x7"

pencil drawn then painted in super bright pink and yellow

M Goodspeed

who is Finnish but lives in Germany

c. 1930s Makah / Nootka Northwest Coast Native Basket with Birds decorative swallows I am pretty certain theMakah 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