Beautifully Aged Nearly Square Native American Woven Splint Basket wolf carving which contains mercury—making one very

which contains mercury—making one very careful handling it

4 1/2" tall x 1 1/2" wide

and the bolster-like shape the piece they are attached to--likely cut from an old box as there is some text on one side--which serves them perfectly

and numbered 4 of 4

as certainly they were before incorporated into the piece

Beautifully Aged Nearly Square Native American Woven Splint Basket wolf carving which contains mercury—making one veryI 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.