Braided Sweetgrass and Ash Splint Fine Penobscot Lidded Basket wooden stool This sifting or winnowing basket

This sifting or winnowing basket

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Braided Sweetgrass and Ash Splint Fine Penobscot Lidded Basket wooden stool This sifting or winnowing basketThis 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