Large Antique Painted Ash Splint Work Basket with Notched Bentwood Handles mottled blue Skillfully made

Skillfully made

I think I'd plant this one with a mock orange or little lemon tree

wood is 3/4" thick

I think this sweet thing is all about its history

blue sleeve

Large Antique Painted Ash Splint Work Basket with Notched Bentwood Handles mottled blue Skillfully madeThis is a beautiful large painted swabbed antique ash splint rectangular work basket, 19th century New England Maine Native American I believe, with wonderfully irregular notched bentwood handles. While the naturally dyed color has certainly faded over time, it still shows quite nicely on the horizontal splints; with two thin bands of yellow, then two red, then two brown, then one wide yellow, and two thin red at the very bottom. The basket is sturdy