Lovely Vintage Wabanaki Footed Sewing Basket with Curlicues xmas card My favorite thing: written in

My favorite thing: written in pencil in big letters by a young hand is "Dominoes Double Nine

but has many good years left it in yet

Take three pints of good old ale

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7 7/8" long x 2 1/8" diameter at bristles

Lovely Vintage Wabanaki Footed Sewing Basket with Curlicues xmas card My favorite thing: written inEither Penobscot or Micmac (Northeastern Native American, Wabanaki encompasses both), this beautifully executed, excellent condition braided sweetgrass and dyed ash splint sewing basket I believe likely dates to the mid 20th century or just a bit earlier. This is the first I've found with three charming little braided feet, and then a lovely, wave like curlicue design on top. The interior shows the original intense color, now mellowed to a softer red