Large Lidded Micmac Natural Ash Splint Basket with Curlicues wide lip with wonderfully detailed trees

with wonderfully detailed trees

but when not in use I would set it on a credenza or coffee table to admire everyday

The back of the frame bears the label of the well-known Kanda gallery in Tokyo

Carved from one piece of wood

Large Lidded Micmac Natural Ash Splint Basket with Curlicues wide lip with wonderfully detailed treesAnother beautiful MicMac Northeast Coast Native basket, this one large enough to hold all sorts of things should one want to put it to use. Made entirely of natural (un dyed) ash splint of varied widths, this basket features two bands of curlicues around its sides and a fancy "bow" at the center of its lid, with the end of the bow trimmed like a ribbon and tucked into the weaving. Very nice. I don't believe this basket has many years on it; it is in