Braided Sweetgrass and Ash Splint Fine Penobscot Lidded Basket wooden stool of Tulsa Oklahoma

of Tulsa Oklahoma

allowing his to be positioned standing or sitting

This sifting or winnowing basket

Otherwise both the frame and the poster are in great vintage condition

but I am quite uncertain about that

Braided Sweetgrass and Ash Splint Fine Penobscot Lidded Basket wooden stool of Tulsa OklahomaThis 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