Extremely Fine Antique Penobscot Sweetgrass and Ash Splint Basket Murray Silverstein and the bird that appears

and the bird that appears on one side

With great lines and textural details

and perhaps inspiration for some sort of party game

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A nicely sized

Extremely Fine Antique Penobscot Sweetgrass and Ash Splint Basket Murray Silverstein and the bird that appearsWhile I do love the fancy curlicues and colorful dyed splints of MicMac baskets, at the end of the day it's a very fine braided and woven antique Penobscot Northeast Coast Native American basket like this one Shaker like in its material integrity that really takes my breath away. And this one is as finely done as any I've seen, I'd guess dating to the late 19th century. For its age, it is in very good condition, with all of its braids firmly in place,