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CLEARANCE PRICE: $128.75 WAS: $158.75
The magnificent Black Crowned Crane strides across the savannas of Southern Africa - and a Black Crown Crane of porcupine quills graces on the lid ofthis larger round coiled sweetgrass basket by Paul St John, Mohawk craftsman.This truly spectacular bird ismade of black dyed porcupine quills with yellow, mahogany, red, and natural white/tanquills on a round of birchbark with a border of natural quill at the exterior. Paul adds some green quills for the grass around the crane\'s legs Here the birch bark medallion at center of the lid is separated from the coiled tidal sweetgrass by a border of natural white/tan porcupinequills. An actual Black Crowned Crane is shown in 2nd to last photo
This round basket has birch bark at center of lid and used as the bottom - then coiled tidal sweetgrass. It is 6.5\" in diameter and 2.75\" high. The birch bark medallion at center top is 4.75\" in diameter.
Paul St. John now lives in Maine. He is an enrolled Mohawk tribal member. He grew up on the Mohawk lands in New York, his father\'s homeland. His mother is Passamaquoddy/MicMac/Maliseet - When I saw his work I knew immediately I needed to offer his great baskets. While quill work and coiled sweetgrass baskets are historically Maine Indian traditional crafts, currently no one here but Paul St. John is actively practicing this craft. - Passamaquoddy basket makers, Jeremy Frey and Otter, both have used some quill work on their baskets... but quill work on coiled sweetgrass baskets are Paul St John\'s specialty. Paul is shown in slideshow above with 2 of his works - one of them is a coiled sweetgrass basket with a cardinal.Paul has made many quill animals, fox, bear, beaver, deer, wolf, moose - and even more birds, cardinal, eagle, robin, loon, blue jay, hawk, hummingbird, great blue heron, chickadee, sand hill crane. I am forgetting some I am sure - see if your favorite is in this store. He not only does sweetgrass coil baskets and porcupine quill work on birch bark -- but also amazing dolls, Iroquois beadwork, MicMac beadwork, great moccasins, knife sheaths, medicine bags and so much more! He is truly a man of many (many many) talents!
Watch this store for more of his pieces. Can\'t wait to see what he is going to create next.
