Braided Sweetgrass and Ash Splint Fine Penobscot Lidded Basket birds on branch I especially like what it

I especially like what it is: a stirrup cup

it would be drawings

Certainly this piece dates to the 19th century

but still flush to the bottom

Braided Sweetgrass and Ash Splint Fine Penobscot Lidded Basket birds on branch I especially like what itThis is a lovely, quintessential example of Penobscot basketry, featuring a wonderful interplay of patterns and textures. The lid is woven primarily with tight sweetgrass braids, punctuated with two bands of woven ash splint nearer to the center framing one band of unbraided grass, then a nice fat braid across the top for a handle. With lid removed, the bottom half reveals a rim of blue green naturally dyed ash splint, also visible at the center of