Large, Finely Woven Grass Winnowing or Fanner Style Basket wooden egg-shaped box I assume this lacquered papier

I assume this lacquered papier mache box is early 20th century Japanese

based on the deer and teepee carved into the back of her dark green wrap

and how the cover of her magazine reads like an abstract painting

The set include three lidded pots

Large, Finely Woven Grass Winnowing or Fanner Style Basket wooden egg-shaped box I assume this lacquered papierA beauty of a basket, even better in person, where its graceful form, the warmth of its patina and the care invested in its making are all the more palpable. I've become pretty familiar with certain varieties of Native American baskets of the Northeast and Northwest coasts, but am not completely sure of this one, tightly coiled and very finely woven. The form is of a winnowing basket, and I think it could actually be an African American "fanner," made