Sarah Sockbeson Penobscot Basket Baby Urchin Basket Wabanaki

$625.00

Sarah Sockbeson, a young Penobscot basketmaker, has enjoyed great success with her richly colored, tightly woven baskets. In 2015, she won top awards at Santa Fe Indian Market, one of the highest achievements in the Native American art world.

Also in 2015, her work was included in the Portland Art Museum’s Biennial Exhibition, alongside several other important Maine Indian basket makers.

This miniature basket is tightly woven, as you would expect from Ms. Sockbeson. The blue and natural colored ash splints are accompanied by a small amount of sweetgrass. The curls are a popular weaving pattern used in Wabanaki basketry.

A slice of deer antler is Sockbeson’s signature finial.

2 3/4 inches in diameter x  2 1/4 nches high, including finial

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Sarah Sockbeson, a young Penobscot basketmaker, has enjoyed great success with her richly colored, tightly woven baskets. In 2015, she won top awards at Santa Fe Indian Market, one of the highest achievements in the Native American art world.

Also in 2015, her work was included in the Portland Art Museum’s Biennial Exhibition, alongside several other important Maine Indian basket makers.

This miniature basket is tightly woven, as you would expect from Ms. Sockbeson. The blue and natural colored ash splints are accompanied by a small amount of sweetgrass. The curls are a popular weaving pattern used in Wabanaki basketry.

A slice of deer antler is Sockbeson’s signature finial.

2 3/4 inches in diameter x  2 1/4 nches high, including finial

Weight 1 lbs
Dimensions 10 × 10 × 10 in
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