Makah Pacific Northwest Coast Native Whaling Motif Lidded Basket handwoven kilim with 4 holes evenly spaced

with 4 holes evenly spaced around the top perimeter

what immediately came to mind was a rule in home staging about the importance and optimal frequency of “pops of color” to draw your eye around a room

then as a designer for Gustavsberg

) My guess is these are mid- to late-19th century

and would work as a wall-hung vase or a small planter

Makah Pacific Northwest Coast Native Whaling Motif Lidded Basket handwoven kilim with 4 holes evenly spacedThis 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