Antique Native American Lidded Basket Wabanaki Sweetgrass w Curly Ash Splint 50s spanish pottery Sleeve inseam: 15 1/2”

Sleeve inseam:  15 1/2”

so this indicates basically no loss of wool nappe

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

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

Origin: Made in Korea

Antique Native American Lidded Basket Wabanaki Sweetgrass w Curly Ash Splint 50s spanish pottery Sleeve inseam: 15 1/2”This 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