Antique Penobscot Splint Ash and Sweetgrass Handled Basket Vase Czechoslovakian finger puppets and good company to have

and good company to have around whether displayed on a shelf

This "bowl of treasures" design apparently first appeared in the 16th century

no visible flaws

with a few tiny white marks in one area

" A bit of research informs me that Squire was the founder of the  Pilgrim Church in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood

Antique Penobscot Splint Ash and Sweetgrass Handled Basket Vase Czechoslovakian finger puppets and good company to haveThis is a lovely Penobscot (Native New England) splint ash and sweetgrass basket woven around a glass jar to serve as a vase. The splint ash visible on the bottom of the basket has been dyed a blue green, and the the sweetgrass on the sides and lip has been braided and woven in both single and double strands. The sides of the vase are finished with two large circular ash ring handles which are bound with ash splints in the "Penobscot star" pattern. I