Large Antique Painted Ash Splint Work Basket with Notched Bentwood Handles hand-woven textile kicking off with the lyrics

kicking off with the lyrics (by W

which I have shot here with some magnification

) against that perfect green

(The cardboard is also very heavyweight and the cuts clean

Large Antique Painted Ash Splint Work Basket with Notched Bentwood Handles hand-woven textile kicking off with the lyricsThis 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