Beautifully Aged Nearly Square Native American Woven Splint Basket wolf carving perfect for hanging it up

perfect for hanging it up

as certainly they were before incorporated into the piece

and numbered 4 of 4

Paper size is 17 5/8" x 12"

Some overall wear to the marbled paper on the covers and to the very top of the spine

Beautifully Aged Nearly Square Native American Woven Splint Basket wolf carving perfect for hanging it upI walk past a lot of baskets in these parts, but the color on this one, woven of ash splint I believe, struck me as especially beautiful, with the pattern of the way the splint has weathered amplifying the woven construction of the basket in just the right way. It has definitely lived a life there is a bit of loss visible on one side particularly, and it slants a bit when viewed from that direction but it's the age and wear that really makes it.