Sweet Little Antique Penobscot Splint Ash and Sweetgrass Basket, Low and Round shell casing but otherwise all original

but otherwise all original

7 7/8" t x 3 1/2" w x 1/2" d and in great condition

carved of walnut I believe

with this slightly goofy looking guy having a bit of a crooked nose and rumpled chin

and wire egg baskets filled with freshly gathered eggs--altogether channeling the spirit of my great grandmother

Sweet Little Antique Penobscot Splint Ash and Sweetgrass Basket, Low and Round shell casing but otherwise all originalLiving in New England and spending a lot of time up in Maine, I come across a lot of Wabanaki baskets (Wabanaki emcompassing the Abenaki, Mi'kmaq, Wolastoqiyik, Passamaquoddy, and Penobscot.) I always admire them, but most of the time feel okay to leave them for someone else. I especially like the small, old ones though, and this one, displayed amid maybe 10 other larger and fancier ones, just struck me as if carrying an especially deep energy, which