Maliseet Artist Aron Griffith Small Floral Birch Bark Basket with Purple banded agate carved in bas relief on

carved in bas relief on a half cross-section of a walrus tusk by artist Dennis Pungowiyi

The colors in this basket are very bright and cheerful

An uncommon rectangular basket by the late Sylvia Gabriel

Vintage Alaskan Eskimo/Inuit Ivory Umiaq

Maliseet Artist Aron Griffith Small Floral Birch Bark Basket with Purple banded agate carved in bas relief onAron Griffith, Maliseet artist, creates birch bark baskets and mother earth effigies from birch bark, adorned with animals, plants, and traditional Wabanaki designs. The birch tree has long provided Northeast Woodland Indians with material for containers as well as canoes. Woodland tribes have long used floral designs in their work. The bands of ash wood on the basket are dyed purple, for a striking look. 4 7 8 inches diameter x 8 inches high