Antique Native American Lidded Basket Wabanaki Sweetgrass w Curly Ash Splint 50s spanish pottery This particular model appears to

This particular model appears to be uncommon

Manganese dioxide was added to the molten glass in order to de-colorize the glass

but looks like it was never worn - it’s in very clean condition

so this indicates basically no loss of wool nappe

It is quite heavy and of obvious high quality

Antique Native American Lidded Basket Wabanaki Sweetgrass w Curly Ash Splint 50s spanish pottery This particular model appears toThis is an antique Native American lidded basket, beautifully crafted with braided sweetgrass and ash splint and adorned with a border of curled splints around both the lid and base. This style of coiled and splint construction, with decorative curls, is most closely associated with Wabanaki basket makers of the Northeastern woodlands. Wabanaki peoples include the Penobscot, Passamaquoddy, Maliseet, and Mikmaq, who are known for their fine splint and