A 19th c. gathering baslet in original red paint and unfinish decoration.
Constructed of wide ash and woven in a painted fashion decorating only the horizontal weavers and rim ribs. The body was worked from the base upwards without a mold and graduates from a rectangular bottom to a circular rim. 
An applied handle is woven into its body, notched to accept its rim and nailed with a single on each side. Rim work is cut and chamfered and joined with an overlapping joint and secured with string.
Remains in superlative original condition with exceptionally nice red paint retaining oxidized surface qualities. 
Indiana origin. Ca. 1890. 12"W x 10"T