Extremely Fine Antique Penobscot Sweetgrass and Ash Splint Basket hanging bat Florida and at art shows

Florida and at art shows and galleries throughout the eastern United States and Canada

and also Black Mountain College

allowing a couple of pieces of grass to spring loose (see photos)

this fabulous tabletop ceramic puffin sculpture by Oisin Kelly for Kilkenny Design Studio (Kilkenny

this candlestick was decorated with with a white slip and colorful paints and dyes

Extremely Fine Antique Penobscot Sweetgrass and Ash Splint Basket hanging bat Florida and at art showsWhile 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,