Macah Northwest Coast Native American Bear Grass Basket with Whales Child's painting but when I spotted it

but when I spotted it (in New Hampshire)

8 1/2" wide x 8 1/2 tall x 1 7/8" deep

I'd guess dating to the late 19th century

10 inches tall by 4 1/2" wide with arms tight in

but everywhere I go-physically and virtually--I find myself picking up wooden puzzles

Macah Northwest Coast Native American Bear Grass Basket with Whales Child's painting but when I spotted itNative American baskets of the Pacific Northwest Coast are my very favorite baskets of all, woven of bear grass, with cedar bark around the lip and plated into the bottom, and often featuring figurative imagery relating to whaling, as is the case with this small one from the Makah Tribe of the Northwestern tip of the Olympic Peninsula in Washington state, with three whales circling around the perimeter. The design on the lid suggests both rays of sun