Finely Handwoven Large Basket with Frog Pattern brooch There is fringe on one

There is fringe on one end

It has a wonderful presence and a fire cloud on one side from the traditional outdoor firing

and then lovely button closures on all sides

poetry-writing and much much more

so at the moment it looks to me rather sad

Finely Handwoven Large Basket with Frog Pattern brooch There is fringe on oneI am fairly certain this beautiful tall wicker basket, with lovely outwardly curling lip and terrific banded pattern of frogs around its lower half, is Northwest Coast Native. Handwoven, and very finely made, it features a sturdy structure of horizontal rings visible on the interior, and a pronounced vertical warp visible on the exterior, woven at varying densities with thinner reeds, some of which have been dyed red and black. It appears to have some