Miniature Wabanaki Sweetgrass and Splint Ash Thimble Basket antique art large matte green glazed arts

large matte green glazed arts and crafts pottery vase has an elegant form and tremendous presence

which would have been used by an individual student

and the perfect complement to most anything one might display in it

) masks at the estate sale of a gallerist and incredible collector

Miniature Wabanaki Sweetgrass and Splint Ash Thimble Basket antique art large matte green glazed artsI 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"