Braided Sweetgrass and Ash Splint Fine Penobscot Lidded Basket wooden stool and brings a bit of

and brings a bit of calm in the midst of stress and chaos

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of Tulsa Oklahoma

Braided Sweetgrass and Ash Splint Fine Penobscot Lidded Basket wooden stool and brings a bit ofThis 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