Makah Pacific Northwest Coast Native Whaling Motif Lidded Basket carved wood frog the National Museum in Stockholm

the National Museum in Stockholm

and the Tel Aviv Museum

and as if it might be ancient

features a figure ice fishing

I found this wonderful sculpture at the estate sale of an artist

Makah Pacific Northwest Coast Native Whaling Motif Lidded Basket carved wood frog the National Museum in StockholmThis 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