A symbol of fall - This charming little pumpkin basket is by Pam Cunningham, Penobscot master basketmaker. Pam's ancestors grew these for centuries as they are long storing and rich in the calories and vitamins so necessary for surviving long Maine winters. - These tiny beauties are to be used for decor.  Pam's little pumpkins have such a bright intense orange they will light up any space - a splash of color before the long dark winter.

Pam's round little pumpkin basket has some curly green vines and leaves on the lid and a green "stem" handle. These pumpkins look like the pumpkin in Disney's Cinderella movie. ......  Pam has added curlicue curls to these pumpkins (in the past some of her pumpkins have not had any curls...) There are 80 perfect round curls on this little basket (the curls decrease in size from top to bottom of basket) 

This tiny round pumpkin basket by Pam is 1.5" to top of basket lid, stem handle adding another .75" to the height (2.25" high overall) and is 2" in diameter, with a 1.25" opening at lid - In the inner lid of the basket on an undyed added ash splint Pam has signed "Pam oudusis" and dated the basket there "2022"   (outdusis is Pam's Penobscot name - it means "little pathway"

Made of brown ash, the traditional material of Maine and Eastern Canadian basketmakers, this has plain tidal sweetgrass wrapping the rim of the basket and lid. The handle/stem of the pumpkin is a very thin splint wrapped with green dyed ash - the curly vines are curled thin ash splints and the leaves are cut from wider ash splints.

Made of brown ash, the traditional material of Maine and Eastern Canadian basketmakers, this has plain tidal sweetgrass wrapping the rim of the basket and lid. This uses orange and green dyed ash.

There are more of Pam's beloved basket styles in this ebay store,  Check to see if there are still  different corn varieties,  more pinecones, blueberries, strawberries, prayer baskets, sewing baskets, spectacular sea urchin baskets....