Extremely Fine 1870s-80s Macah Nootka Bear Grass and Cedar Bark Basket with Indigo Design (Some Damage) pretzel shaped memorial to a child--of NH--featuring

memorial to a child--of NH--featuring a bird rendered in a somewhat similar manner

plus original authentication sticker

but still holds together and shows nicely

It seems likely that each moved forward and back a little as the carousel rotated

Especially on the face of this quite young man

Extremely Fine 1870s-80s Macah Nootka Bear Grass and Cedar Bark Basket with Indigo Design (Some Damage) pretzel shaped memorial to a child--of NH--featuringThis 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