Large Antique Painted Ash Splint Work Basket with Notched Bentwood Handles 1930s wood block There are two existing loops

There are two existing loops for doing so

which I have learned is called “yun-de

Featured in the fifth edition of Ceramics: A Potter’s Handbook by Glenn C

The base measures 5 3/4" across

with a wonderfully expressive face

Large Antique Painted Ash Splint Work Basket with Notched Bentwood Handles 1930s wood block There are two existing loopsThis 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