Macah Northwest Coast Native American Bear Grass Basket with Whales decorativer An all-American portrait of the

An all-American portrait of the artist as a young man

are American I believe

I'm not sure I'm ready for a large scale still life with dead game

could stand for anywhere

7" w x 6" t

Macah Northwest Coast Native American Bear Grass Basket with Whales decorativer An all-American portrait of theNative American baskets of the Pacific Northwest Coast are my very favorite baskets of all, woven of bear grass, with cedar bark around the lip and plated into the bottom, and often featuring figurative imagery relating to whaling, as is the case with this small one from the Makah Tribe of the Northwestern tip of the Olympic Peninsula in Washington state, with three whales circling around the perimeter. The design on the lid suggests both rays of sun