Posted 8 years ago
cuzcopete
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I have a question about my new small (2.5 x 4") basket (probably Penobscott, mid 1900s but I will try to date the tag more precisely) purchased from Ebay for a cheap $10. I am doing research on Bruce Poolaw so bought this mainly for the store tag. But I wonder if this is 2 different baskets: a brown split ash bottom and perhaps a newer lid made from sweetgrass. With the lid removed its clear that the materials have darkened with light and age but the lid looks just too new...any ideas? Just wondering.
I would say that the lid does not belong to the rest of the basket. It doesn't look right.
From http://www.roadarch.com/wigwams/6.html
http://www.penobscotculture.com/?option=com_content&view=article&id=89&Itemid=74
interestingly the lid fits almost as though they belonged together, but the materials don't match and I suspect the ages are different...somewhere there is another basket with a mismatched lid wishing it could be reunited with its original elements as well
Yeah, no that is not right. You will see this from time to time on Ebay, a seller has a couple baskets that are damaged in different places. So, in the hope of profit they will smash two halves together and hope for the best.