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Beautiful sewing basket, made by a member of the Wabanaki tribes.

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Tlynnie1942's items65 of 134Passamaquoddy sewing basket (accessories of scissor cases, string holder and pincushion in next photo)  Artwork by Maxine Kim Stussy, 1957
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    Posted 10 years ago

    Tlynnie1942
    (134 items)

    I got this a few months ago, it is a Charming vintage sewing basket.
    The basket is 3" tall, measures 7" across the top, and as the basket slants in, the bottom measurement is 6".

    I get some baskets for my collection online and I check Ebay, Etsy and Ruby Lane. I have gotten some really great deals at these places, and I found this one on Ebay.

    The color is still great on this basket, and I see from the braiding of sweet grass and the bentwood around the rim of the bottom piece that this basket was probably woven around 1930, it is very old. And another basket joins my collection :)

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    1. ho2cultcha ho2cultcha, 10 years ago
      i love your collections! this one could also be Micmac, i think.
    2. Tlynnie1942 Tlynnie1942, 10 years ago
      Thanks ho2culcha :)

      Yes, it could be Micmac. I maybe should say Wabanaki, as there are many tribes in and around Maine and up into Canada that use similar styles in their weaving.

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