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Closed Construction Native American Indian Basket circa 1890 Eastern Algokian Sub Area Central Mass or Northeastern Conn.
Just over 4 inches in diameter and 2.5 inches high.
In very good condition it is a little dusty and a little faded as the colored accents are predominately visible on the inside Still a very good example of a great vintage basket.
The eastern Abenaki were concentrated in Maine east of New Hampshire's White Mountains, while the western Abenaki lived west of the mountains across Vermont and New Hampshire to the eastern shores of Lake Champlain. The southern boundaries of the Abenaki homeland were near the present northern border of Massachusetts excluding the Pennacook country along the Merrimack River of southern New Hampshire. These have continued to the present-day. There are also three reservations in northern Maine (Penobscot, Passamaquoddy, and Maliseet) and seven Maliseet reserves located in New Brunswick and Quebec. The word "Penobscot" originates from a mispronunciation of their name "Penawapskewi." The word means "rocky part" or "descending ledges" and originally referred to the portion of the Penobscot River between Old Town and Bangor. The tribe has adopted the name Penobscot Indian Nation. The area was peopled by many small independent groups. All were noted for their expertise with bark, wood and plant fibers. They constructed containers, wove, coiled or twined baskets of twigs, bark, roots or grasses. These tribes crafted many trade goods, one of their specialties were: Pin Cushions, needle holders, scissor holders and thimble baskets are among the many items woven in sweet grass and splint ash wood, birch bark and split cedar. The splint ash wood is a difficult and long process.
Super little estate sale find from a very eclectic gentleman in his late 90's that saved everything and anything.
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