Large Antique Painted Ash Splint Work Basket with Notched Bentwood Handles mottled blue Mola panels were historically made

Mola panels were historically made in groups of two

)--took the trouble to drill holes through the wood in order to stitch through its little pink nose and those great button eyes

blue sleeve

I think this sweet thing is all about its history

or Keratoscope

Large Antique Painted Ash Splint Work Basket with Notched Bentwood Handles mottled blue Mola panels were historically 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