Wasco Sally Bag Paul Dyck Pre-contact

Pre-contact

The woman who made it was a skilled artist

You sense the movement and energy of the moment

The Inuit soapstone carver has cleverly carved a man is crouching position peering over a rock or snow bank

Some of the moth damage has exposed warp threads

Wasco Sally Bag Paul Dyck Pre-contactThis is a classic Wasco Sally bag from The Dalles area of the Columbia River in Oregon. It has a design of three horizontal bands of diamond figures around the body of the basket. These diamond design elements are face like because of the two light colored crosses in the middle of them. The rim is wrapped with a leather binding. This is a good piece for a collection of old Columbia River basketry. H. 8"; W. 6" c. 1910 #8864