Antique Penobscot Splint Ash and Sweetgrass Handled Basket Vase wooden box this and the color lead

this and the color lead me to believe the bear is carved from Walrus tusk

I've seen a few of this sort of tree trunk or limb boxes around

I'd really love to meet the maker of this necklace

and then a small batch of clear of colorful cocktails at happy hour

I find this bowl about as beautiful as it gets

Antique Penobscot Splint Ash and Sweetgrass Handled Basket Vase wooden box this and the color leadThis 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