Braided Sweetgrass and Ash Splint Fine Penobscot Lidded Basket geometric shapes 1 3/4" across at lip

1 3/4" across at lip

This tabletop sculpture of a woman with three children was created by Emily Fragua-Tsosie

having sold my first batch

Each canister measures 5 1/2" in diameter and 2 1/8" tall

”Like the infanta at the center of that painting

Braided Sweetgrass and Ash Splint Fine Penobscot Lidded Basket geometric shapes 1 3/4" across at lipThis 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