Lovely Old Abenaki "Porcupine Quill" Splint Basket with Flat Lid turned wooden apple there is more warmth and

there is more warmth and golden-ness to the finish than is coming across in the photos

always winking

The painted face

3 1/2" tall

such an intricate and also three-dimensional one as this--a very Froebel-esque combination of paper weaving and paper folding

Lovely Old Abenaki "Porcupine Quill" Splint Basket with Flat Lid turned wooden apple there is more warmth andI believe this is specifically Mi'kmaq, though I have found Passamaquoddy attributed baskets also showing "porcupine quill" curlicue splint weaving like this clearly Abenaki (Northeast Woodlands Native America, a confederacy comprised of five tribes) in any case, and clearly a beautiful example! Late 19th very early 20th century I believe, finely constructed and in near perfect condition, with a very rich warm dry patina to the splint, and sweetgrass