It appears to be hand-tooled, and has someone's initials, which would likely indicate custom-made, not off the shelf; and at least some of the...
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Agreed, upon reflection; and as others have mentioned, done using the same technique as pine-needle baskets, with raffia likely as the binding...
Bill Holm, possibly the most important figure in Northwest Coast native art of the 20th century, passed away peacefully in his sleep this morning...
Yes; it does appear to be a pine-needle basket, and instructions for making those have been available for many years - I believe we have some...
Good luck; I saw a sad story recently that mentioned the garbage dumps in one area, I believe Vancouver BC, receive about three pianos per day....
There was an interesting documentary last night on PBS about home movies taken 1933-1950s by a Chinese-American, and found on ebay; the film-maker...
But there's a flange that would keep disposed items from falling right down, so maybe not that. Part of an old wood stove?
I've heard that old bathrooms, some in motel rooms, had a small chute or slot inset into a wall; one would drop used razor blades in there....
I'm with Taupou on #1; on #2 I'd agree and would add that the bottom does not look like typical Makah to me, would think Nootka or Chehalis more...
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