Stunning Antique Northwest Coast Native American Fully Imbricated Basket, Presume Klickitat marbelized reveal so much about the

reveal so much about the times--in this case with the penmanship phrases seeming to reflect the Second Great Awakening

7" tall x 5" widest diameter

or perhaps attached to a base

75 were added at top right

but they are most definitely not going anywhere

Stunning Antique Northwest Coast Native American Fully Imbricated Basket, Presume Klickitat marbelized reveal so much about theThis beautiful thing. There is some loss along the lip on one side, but still, such an exquisite thing I think, and overall really beautifully preserved, late 19th or very early 20th century I believe. Imbrication unique to Native American tribes of the lower Pacific Northwest and Cascades Plateau regions, most notably from the Klickitat, Cowlitz, and Salish is a decorative overlay technique on coiled baskets, created by catching strands of grass