Northwest Coast Native Hazel Twined / Grass Coiled Sifting or Winnowing Basket brutalism The leather covering one the

The leather covering one the bottom half of the flask is fixed to the flask

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I purchased this one from an estate in Newton

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I just think it’s completely charming

Northwest Coast Native Hazel Twined / Grass Coiled Sifting or Winnowing Basket brutalism The leather covering one theThis sifting or winnowing basket, presumed early 20th century Northwest Coast Native, would have been used for sifting meal, I believe, as the mesh at the center is quite finely woven. The strong frame or foundation of the basket appears to be hazel, around which grass is woven, while the sifting area is woven of a finely twisted natural fiber the same color just a shade darker than the grass. A beautiful and beautifully constructed object, this