Antique Primitive Woven Splint Buttocks Egg Gathering BasketThis late 1800's hand woven basket was fashioned from a splint hardwood, probably oak and is typically called a buttocks basket because of the shape. The color on this piece has a medium warm nutmeg hue that only time can create and also boasts a "God's Eye" wrapped pattern on each end where the handle meets the rim. There is a little break in the splint on the inside directly behind the "God's Eye", see image 9, however this does not weaken the