Northwest Coast Native Hazel Twined / Grass Coiled Sifting or Winnowing Basket viking figure Shop brush: 12x3x3"

Shop brush: 12x3x3"

On the sides of each are a brown spotted stag

When I was growing up

18" drop on strap

Northwest Coast Native Hazel Twined / Grass Coiled Sifting or Winnowing Basket viking figure Shop brush: 12x3x3"This sifting or winnowing basket, presumed early 20th century Northwest Coast Native, would have been used for sifting meal, I believe, as the mesh at the center is quite finely woven. The strong frame or foundation of the basket appears to be hazel, around which grass is woven, while the sifting area is woven of a finely twisted natural fiber the same color just a shade darker than the grass. A beautiful and beautifully constructed object, this