Lovely Vintage Wabanaki Footed Sewing Basket with Curlicues xmas card Take three pints of good

Take three pints of good old ale

crusty state (and really I think in significant part because of it)

with no cracks in the wicker

Vanderbilt

with a Southwestern flair to boot

Lovely Vintage Wabanaki Footed Sewing Basket with Curlicues xmas card Take three pints of goodEither 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