Braided Sweetgrass and Ash Splint Fine Penobscot Lidded Basket museum of modern art I can't look at this

I can't look at this fabulous vessel without thinking of Magritte's “Ceci nest pas un pipe

who shared a love of craft and form

This piece would make a great fruit or serving bowl

typography etc

Braided Sweetgrass and Ash Splint Fine Penobscot Lidded Basket museum of modern art I can't look at thisThis 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