Class #7 – Elm Bark and Black Ash Wall Basket
In this class, the teacher will be bringing harvested elm bark strips for you to learn how to clean, split, and cut weavers for your rectangular basket.
In this class, the teacher will be bringing harvested elm bark strips for you to learn how to clean, split, and cut weavers for your rectangular basket.
This scored and folded one piece bark basket is a worldwide Indigenous container still in use today.
In 2018, I helped clean out closets and drawers after a dear friend’s passing. I was pleasantly surprised when I found an old Native American ash basket, hidden away in a drawer.