Large Lidded Micmac Natural Ash Splint Basket with Curlicues wide lip I imagine it was constructed

I imagine it was constructed from bits of scrap wood left over from making other things

with wonderfully detailed trees

4 1/4" in diameter at the bottom

I love him all the more for the fact that he is pretty battered at this point--though happily he remains structurally solid

from what I understand these sorts of lined sewing baskets were made for the tourist market during the late Victorian era

Large Lidded Micmac Natural Ash Splint Basket with Curlicues wide lip I imagine it was constructedAnother beautiful MicMac Northeast Coast Native basket, this one large enough to hold all sorts of things should one want to put it to use. Made entirely of natural (un dyed) ash splint of varied widths, this basket features two bands of curlicues around its sides and a fancy "bow" at the center of its lid, with the end of the bow trimmed like a ribbon and tucked into the weaving. Very nice. I don't believe this basket has many years on it; it is in