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

Some scattered staining and wear

There are some black ink marks on the 8 and some light gray stains on the 6

in great shape

--looming larger than life in the maker's imagination

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