c. 1930s Makah / Nootka Northwest Coast Native Basket with Birds antique French watercolor Here we have an elephant

Here we have an elephant

A quick search will turn up lots of drawings of wild cats drawn by Arthur Wardle (1860-1949)

and then rounded on the bottom to sit nicely on whatever surface one might choose to display it

10 1/2" t x 7 13/16" w x 3" d with doors closed

c. 1930s Makah / Nootka Northwest Coast Native Basket with Birds antique French watercolor Here we have an elephantMakah and Nootka Northwest Coast Native American baskets (Vancouver Island northern Washington) are my very favorites typically small and very finely woven of bear grass with cedar bark rims and plaited bases; I always look for them, but they are most often priced beyond my reach. The production of these "trinket" baskets became a cottage industry in the 1860s and reached its height in the 1930s, which is about when I believe this one was made. Tw