EARLY 20TH C NATIVE AMERICAN SWEET GRASS BASKET With Lid Eastern Woodlands Tribe

  

For sale is an EARLY 20TH CENTURY NATIVE AMERICAN MICMAC SPLINT ASH/SWEET GRASS SEWING/FRUIT HAND-WOVEN BASKET. It is made by the northeastern woodland tribes in NEW ENGLAND. It measures approximately 9" in diameter, 8" wide at the belly and about 7 in diameter at the lid. It is in a very unusual form and made with splint of various width as well as a sweet grass band around the lid. A card accompanying the basket is pictured.

The basket in great antique condition. I pictured around all sides of the basket so you can see from every angles yourself. I can find only one thin strain missing on the lid (see photo 3). The house is a giant treasure trove full of early American antique primitives. Going Inside of it is like stepping back into history. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Cultures & Ethnicities\Native American: US\1800-1934\Baskets". The seller is "marblemill" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States.

1. Indigenous basketweaving: New England
2. Native American Indian: Passamaquoddy Penobscot, Maine
3. Artisan: Unknown basket weaver
4. Tribal Affiliation: Micmac (Northeast woodland tribes)
5. Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
6. Early 20th century: Circa 1915-1935
7. Handmade: Yes
8. Modified Item: No