Makah Small Basket with Lid

20th Century

3" H x 3.75" D

Hand Coiled with Geometric Design in Orange, Brown and Tan Colors

In Very Good Condition

A small Makah basket with lid is a traditional Native American woven item from the Makah people (also associated with Nootka/Nuu-chah-nulth styles) of the Pacific Northwest Coast, particularly Washington's Olympic Peninsula. These are typically trinket baskets or miniature storage containers, handwoven using materials like cedar bark, bear grass, and sometimes dyed elements for patterns. Twined or wrapped weaving techniques. Lids that fit snugly (removable).

Decorative motifs such as whales, bears, birds, canoes, swirls, geometric designs, or figural elements in natural tones with accents in green, red, purple, or black.