Large Antique Painted Ash Splint Work Basket with Notched Bentwood Handles 1930s wood block with a wonderfully expressive face

with a wonderfully expressive face

There are two existing loops for doing so

walnut I'd guess

(Plus those little black curls at the top of his egg head

The base measures 5 3/4" across

Large Antique Painted Ash Splint Work Basket with Notched Bentwood Handles 1930s wood block with a wonderfully expressive faceThis 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