Small Native American Makah Polychrome Twined Bear Lidded Basket related_ar7691-92 dragged and pulled pattern on

dragged and pulled pattern on a pearl white ground with a gold iridescent interior

Printed signature (top left): Gene Walther

Approximate total fence: 62 feet

The elongated head profile is sometimes called a snakehead or turkey head eagle

5 Height 6 inches

Small Native American Makah Polychrome Twined Bear Lidded Basket related_ar7691-92 dragged and pulled pattern onDETAILS Antique Makah basket made with woven cedar bark, bear grass, and dyes. With the face of a bear on the lid and canoes and birds on the sides. MAKER Makah Tribe (Northwest Coast) PERIOD Early 20th century DATE Circa 1900 DIMENSIONS Width 4 Depth 4 Height 2. 25 inches