Large Penobscot Splint Ash and Sweetgrass Handled Basket Vase Presumed by Flo Shay arts and crafts pitcher This hand-thrown stoneware bowl

This hand-thrown stoneware bowl

just look at those epaulets

I've become completely enamored of old handcrafted tools just for the spectacular

or clappers

and other cherished things

Large Penobscot Splint Ash and Sweetgrass Handled Basket Vase Presumed by Flo Shay arts and crafts pitcher This hand-thrown stoneware bowlThis is a great large Penobscot (Native New England) splint ash and sweetgrass basket woven around a clear glass vase. The splint ash visible on the bottom of the basket reveals a rainbow of hues, and the the sweetgrass on the sides and lip has been twisted and woven in a variety of patterns, including in combination with splint ash on the lower half of the vessel. The sides of the basket are finished with two large circular ash ring handles which are