M Francis Wabanaki Beanpot Basket Santo Domingo Pueblo featuring handmade orange spiny oyster

featuring handmade orange spiny oyster shell beads with smaller olive shell heishi acting as spacers

possibly a type of sandstone

The nose ring is adorned with trade beads

and yellow

Mounted on the base

M Francis Wabanaki Beanpot Basket Santo Domingo Pueblo featuring handmade orange spiny oysterBaking beans in a crockery vessel placed in a hole in the ground lined with hot rocks has been a longstanding tradition in the Northeast U. S, as well as in other places. This charming beanpot, woven from black ash and sweetgrass, is signed M Francis. We can assure you that this basket would not hold up under the circumstances mentioned above; it is a representation of a fancy beanpot, complete with feet and a handle. If you notice the colors inside