Makah Northwest Coast Native Antique Lidded Basket chinese carving to its attached wooden snout

to its attached wooden snout detailed with red nose holes and mouth

and I would guess (or at least I like to imagine

This is a great large Penobscot (Native New England) splint ash and sweetgrass basket woven around a clear glass vase

it is just about that large

with a honey-mustardy-brown glaze

Makah Northwest Coast Native Antique Lidded Basket chinese carving to its attached wooden snoutI've fallen in love with Makah and Nuu chah nulth (Nootka) baskets, so finely woven of bear grass and cedar bark and this is a lovely example in great condition. Based on the plaited structure of the bottom of the basket and incorporation of raffia as the weft, I am fairly certain this piece dates from sometime between 1890s 1930. This one features naturally dyed red, green and dark blue banded patterning, and three small green diamonds at the center