Large Antique Painted Ash Splint Work Basket with Notched Bentwood Handles hand-woven textile Toward the bottom of the

Toward the bottom of the short sides of the bottle Chinese characters are carved

Closes tightly

)  The painting measures 15" tall x 11 1/4" wide

I think the black and white stripes and swirl patterns of the inlaid glass are fantastic (it feels as if that glass was just destined to become this bat) and then that face

) against that perfect green

Large Antique Painted Ash Splint Work Basket with Notched Bentwood Handles hand-woven textile Toward the bottom of theThis is a beautiful large painted swabbed antique ash splint rectangular work basket, 19th century New England Maine Native American I believe, with wonderfully irregular notched bentwood handles. While the naturally dyed color has certainly faded over time, it still shows quite nicely on the horizontal splints; with two thin bands of yellow, then two red, then two brown, then one wide yellow, and two thin red at the very bottom. The basket is sturdy