Finely Woven and Patterned Northwest Coast Native Basket, Presumed Antique Klamath-Modoc jointed marionett it came--and comes--in a solid

it came--and comes--in a solid wood matte black painted with new cardboard back

and I presume date from the 1950s or so

and especially the kick at the end of that great "L"

particularly those that speak to the present moment—and certainly this is that

Finely Woven and Patterned Northwest Coast Native Basket, Presumed Antique Klamath-Modoc jointed marionett it came--and comes--in a solidJust my sort of basket, found in Maine but Northwest Coast Native similar in manner to the Makah or Nootka beargrass and cedar bark baskets I love so much and find more often, but this I believe Klamath, a tribal culture comprising Klamath, Modoc, and Yahooskin Paiute people of the Klamath Basin region of southern Oregon and Northern California. This is a small one, but notable for the fineness and boldness of the patterning, including sun at the