Miniature Wabanaki Sweetgrass and Splint Ash Thimble Basket popcorn jewelry The leather covering one the

The leather covering one the bottom half of the flask is fixed to the flask

with detailed carving on its face

a form of mercury sulfide

I applied silver polish to the front of this pin and it shines brightly

Miniature Wabanaki Sweetgrass and Splint Ash Thimble Basket popcorn jewelry The leather covering one theI 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"