Clara Keezer Passamaquoddy Basket Curl Color Bands Monument Valley with an etched plaque lashed

with an etched plaque lashed to the side of the vessel

A protective hand emerges from the upper abdomen

while the eagle is carved in relief into the surface of a large whale bone

Paallengetaq

band is 1/8 inch round

Clara Keezer Passamaquoddy Basket Curl Color Bands Monument Valley with an etched plaque lashedClara Keezer Passamaquoddy Basket Curl Color Bands A lovely example of the work of NEA National Heritage Fellow Clara Keezer from 2013. 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. Curls of braided sweetgrass adorn the cover, complementing the design of curls and bright bands of color. The colors