Miniature Wabanaki Sweetgrass and Splint Ash Thimble Basket Japanese graphics What a weirdo

What a weirdo

G) and the year 1906

10" across at lip and 7 1/2" across at base

and engravings created by prominent writers and other artists of the time

Stereographs came into widespread use in the second half of the 19th century

Miniature Wabanaki Sweetgrass and Splint Ash Thimble Basket Japanese graphics What a weirdoI recently found this charming tiny Wabanaki basket, Penobscot specifically, I believe, and have since become a bit obsessed with miniature basketry. So sweet! Woven of sweetgrass and ash splint naturally dyed a dark brown, this is a finely crafted little basket that would be perfect for holding a tiny treasure of two. I have seen baskets of this size referred to as thimble baskets, as indeed, it is just about that large! 1 1 4" in diameter and 1 1 4"