Featured Basket ID please ?

Dealer had this listed as Makah.It's abt 9 inches tall-sorry,no other pics. Thanks for any feedback !

 

This one has those same wide bands, seller also says Makah:

https://ciscosgallery.com/products/makah-trinket-basket-af0813

 

Very Nice, Bosko...Score!

 

Larger than most I have seen, but the technique and materials look right for Makah/Nootka. We (@komokwa) might be able to say more with a view of the bottom. Have you bought this, or just asking for opinions?

 

Agree: Makah / Nu-Chul-Nuth.

 

Nice large knob-top basket, either Makah or Nuu-Chah-Nulth (Nootka). A photo of the bottom might help decide which. Hard to date, as they fade very rapidly if exposed to sun, very slowly if kept out of the sun. Yours is a bit faded, but the inside will show the original vibrant colors.
The earliest designs were geometric, with the figural such as ducks and canoes coming a bit later (around 1910-20 perhaps), as the weavers discovered that the buyers liked the ducks.

 

Yup , a little tour de force here.
As 2mb & now all fakes say , the bottom is key , but with the flat cedar bands used around the outside , coupled with the elongated knob top and whaling scene ... says it's a Makah basket from North West Washington State.
( traditionally , the Nootka used cedar root for the warp , & the Makah used flat cedar bark..)
Larger than most for it's time , which I'd say was circa 1910 , give or take 5 years.

( baskets of this type were mostly geometrics in the colourful dyed grass designs before 1900 , & after that started showing more animals , and whaling scenes , and boats and flags , as the tourist market heated up and called for a more European look that Whites would enjoy.. )

It looks like the string is attached to a handle , which the basket is sitting on , and along with it's size , makes this basket unusual for it's age.
The far left side of the lid , looks to have some broken cedar fibres , which may indicate other scuffing or breaks which are not visible here.

Still, finding this , I'd be hard pressed to walk away from it.... at the right price !

 

Thanks All for the great FB. haven't bought it yet-Dealer's asking $300...what do you think ?

 

Seems out of my league...but Im' a dummy about baskets, an' much else!

 

barring unseen damage............. I'd snap it up so fast , the Flash would have a hard time catching me..............

 

Go on, Bosko...throw a few bucks around!

 

the Gallery wants $900 , in AJ's link...for a 5 1/2 x 5 ...

personally I think that's two rich by half.........

but hey........ do the math !

 

Offer $250, or ask if they ever do trades, or partial trades plus cash, and use it as an opportunity to get rid of something you like less.

 

in this economy....... who does trades ?

 

Thanks big-time Folks.Just put it on hold-pending a better examination.

 

Thanks big-time Folks.Just put it on hold-pending a better examination.

 

I assume these are the kind of bases I'm looking for ?

 

Komokwa provided a good discussion here -

 

Thanks 2many and big thanks Komo for sharing your knowledge.Now I'll just have to see if/what kind of damage there may be ?