SKU: 5237-22

Makah Basket with Lid

$275.00

Shipping calculated at checkout.

Mid/Late 20th Century  

5.25" H x 5.625" D

Hand Coiled with a Whale and Canoe Motif Design with a Matching Lid

In Very Good Condition

A Makah basket with lid is a traditional woven lidded basket created by the Makah people, an Indigenous tribe from the Pacific Northwest Coast of Washington State (specifically around Neah Bay on the Olympic Peninsula). These are part of the broader Northwest Coast basketry tradition, often overlapping with styles from related groups like the Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka).

Condition: Very Good

Tribe: Makah - Nootka - Quinault - Chehalis

Year Range: 1950 - 1975

Region: Pacific Northwest - and Alaska

Dimensions: 5.25 in5.63 in

Category: Basket - Lidded

Shipping

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  • Fetishes: $8
  • Jewelry & Pottery: $15
  • All other pieces: $20

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Oversized Pieces

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International

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