Basket

Baskets with designs comprised of multiple figures are known among Makah weavers as "pattern baskets", as translated into English. They were originally created so that a maker could record the variety of designs and stitch patterns that she had developed or inherited in her lifetime. As these baskets became known and sought after by collectors, weavers began to create them for sale as well as their own use. Like many of the type, the imagery encircling this basket includes an amazing array of animals, birds, fish, men and canoes.

From the Estelle and Morton Sosland Collection