Wasco Sally Bag Paul Dyck The Inuit soapstone carver has

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

This is a piece for someone who truly appreciates really old and unusual Native art

It is a wonderful piece of art

which is attached with wooden pegs

The four talons are painted a murky yellow and the rest of the claw is painted black

Wasco Sally Bag Paul Dyck The Inuit soapstone carver hasThis 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