Lovely Vintage Wabanaki Footed Sewing Basket with Curlicues hand-decorated stamped on the back of

stamped on the back of this plaque

and textures on this make it feel as much like sculpture as a functional object

With each of its long legs attached with a cluster of old nails

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Lovely Vintage Wabanaki Footed Sewing Basket with Curlicues hand-decorated stamped on the back ofEither 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