Northwest Coast Native Hazel Twined / Grass Coiled Sifting or Winnowing Basket royal doulton but put it in a

but put it in a room filled with jewel tones and it takes on another life

with copper shield and woolen tunic

winter and spring

I think it would be especially stunning filled with a narcissus or lily

perfectly painted circle at the center of the back of one

Northwest Coast Native Hazel Twined / Grass Coiled Sifting or Winnowing Basket royal doulton but put it in aThis 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