Unusual and Wonderful Hybrid: 1922 Maine Native Fancy Curl Basket Over Carved Barrel with Drawer iron cutout and might be inclined to

and might be inclined to place it in the bathroom holding bandaids

as there is a bit of white showing though in a couple of spots near the mouth and the weight and feel seems right

Admittedly there are plenty of condition issues with this piece----the examples I've seen in very good condition have sold for $1K and up--but I think still pretty fantastic

Easy to play

which are largely but not perfectly sorted and am sure there are some I missed

Unusual and Wonderful Hybrid: 1922 Maine Native Fancy Curl Basket Over Carved Barrel with Drawer iron cutout and might be inclined toMy most special find of the week, I think a singular thing I've never quite seen the likes of, which I love for the fineness of the basketry, and for the folkiness of the the carving, and very much for the combination of the two in one object: a sort of Native American basket tramp art box hybrid. I am confident it is either Mi'kmaq (I think most likely) or Passamaquoddy, both indigenous to Maine, with very fine "porcupine curl" pattern executed in