Passamaquoddy Clara Keezer (attributed) Strawberry Wabanaki Basket graduate bandolier bag Eleeshushee’s work stands on its

Eleeshushee’s work stands on its own

(including mahogany base)

Sockbeson often uses finials made from deer antler

14 carat spiny oyster shell cabochon

Passamaquoddy Clara Keezer (attributed) Strawberry Wabanaki Basket graduate bandolier bag Eleeshushee’s work stands on itsPassamaquoddy Clara Keezer (attributed) Strawberry Wabanaki Basket Out of a New York state basket collection comes this masterful black ash and sweetgrass basket made attributed to NEA National Heritage Fellow Clara Keezer. Keezer was one of the long time Wabanaki who kept the art of basket making alive, making it possible for the Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance to create an apprenticeship program for younger weaver. While the red of the body of