Northwest Coast Native Hazel Twined / Grass Coiled Sifting or Winnowing Basket brutalism I picked the book

I picked the book

The leather covering one the bottom half of the flask is fixed to the flask

The national emblem of Indonesia

but I think it’s a wonderful object

The plate/dish measures about 6

Northwest Coast Native Hazel Twined / Grass Coiled Sifting or Winnowing Basket brutalism I picked the bookThis sifting or winnowing basket, presumed early 20th century Northwest Coast Native, would have been used for sifting meal, I believe, as the mesh at the center is quite finely woven. The strong frame or foundation of the basket appears to be hazel, around which grass is woven, while the sifting area is woven of a finely twisted natural fiber the same color just a shade darker than the grass. A beautiful and beautifully constructed object, this