Lovely Vintage Wabanaki Footed Sewing Basket with Curlicues xmas card but has many good years

but has many good years left it in yet

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

it's about 18 1/2" long

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

Lovely Vintage Wabanaki Footed Sewing Basket with Curlicues xmas card but has many good yearsEither 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