Large, Finely Woven Grass Winnowing or Fanner Style Basket wooden egg-shaped box maybe as a cloche over

maybe as a cloche over a head of garlic

with fantastic bright blue eyes

) on the bottom: Sunday

including folding screen behind her

Large, Finely Woven Grass Winnowing or Fanner Style Basket wooden egg-shaped box maybe as a cloche overA beauty of a basket, even better in person, where its graceful form, the warmth of its patina and the care invested in its making are all the more palpable. I've become pretty familiar with certain varieties of Native American baskets of the Northeast and Northwest coasts, but am not completely sure of this one, tightly coiled and very finely woven. The form is of a winnowing basket, and I think it could actually be an African American "fanner," made