Braided Sweetgrass and Ash Splint Fine Penobscot Lidded Basket museum of modern art " If just reading the

" If just reading the list of 253 patterns doesn't inspire you to think more critically and creatively about your own domestic and work spaces

this antique oak wood box is constructed of four hinged parts with triangular shaped ends

I'd guess this drawing dates from the mid- to late 19th century and maybe it is Scottish

F) certainly has had a gift for designing compelling iconography

Braided Sweetgrass and Ash Splint Fine Penobscot Lidded Basket museum of modern art " If just reading theThis 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