Makah Pacific Northwest Coast Native Whaling Motif Lidded Basket host gifts documented in the photos

documented in the photos

or more traditional decor

but is also simply stunning on its own

and feel grateful

Makah Pacific Northwest Coast Native Whaling Motif Lidded Basket host gifts documented in the photosThis stunning Makah Northwest Coast Native American beargrass lidded basket, c. 1920s, features a whale and canoe design, repeated twice around the perimeter of the basket. Makah baskets very similar to this one, featuring a plaited cedar bark base and rim with cedar bark strip, are featured in numerous museum collections of significant Native American objects. The seasonal materials with which this basket was made are indigenous to the Olympic