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

perfect for hanging it up

stitched up the front with red thread

executed in lush

The piece as a whole feels a bit Viennese Secession era a la Egon Schiele

Paper size is 17 5/8" x 12"

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.