Baskets
Examples of simple baskets, each made in less than an hour using abo tools. The left basket is made from red-osier dogwood (Cornus sericea). The middle basket is made from silky dogwood (Cornus amomum). The right basket is made from silky dogwood (red colored branchlets) and autumn-olive (Elaeagnus umbellata).
Below is a coil basket made from raffia palm (Raphia farinifera). A bone needle from a moose scapula was used to thread the fibers around the coils. It is 7 cm tall and 8 cm wide (relatively small). Side view:
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