Northwest Coast Native Hazel Twined / Grass Coiled Sifting or Winnowing Basket royal doulton In very good overall condition

In very good overall condition

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

repeated four times around the perimeter of the basket

a fascinating couple  at the vanguard of American studio pottery

Northwest Coast Native Hazel Twined / Grass Coiled Sifting or Winnowing Basket royal doulton In very good overall conditionThis 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