19th Century Sailor Made Macrame Basket with Flared Edge Inuit Nunavut Some scattered staining and wear

Some scattered staining and wear

With a few seemingly simple gestures

white and a lighter green

varied greens and browns of the land and deeper blue of the snaking river

He passed away in 1997 at the age of 96

19th Century Sailor Made Macrame Basket with Flared Edge Inuit Nunavut Some scattered staining and wearI've gotten really into antique sailor made macrame baskets like this, crafted from fishing twine while out at sea and, from what I understand, typically intended as love tokens to be delivered upon return. Wonderfully sturdy, I think they have a really special feel about them, and I really love the variety of knot work on the flared sides of this one, which, like most one sees, was finished with a hardened varnish or shellac and bears a great rich