Large Round Flat Wabanaki Northeast Coast Native Sewing Basket fabulous pillowcases but are in good condition

but are in good condition overall

so this likely was first used

I purchased this piece from a very fine consignment/antiques shop just outside of Boston

They're  just wonderful objects that could be great used to hold a hair bun in place

Large Round Flat Wabanaki Northeast Coast Native Sewing Basket fabulous pillowcases but are in good conditionAs I've noted elsewhere, I've become a huge fan of Northeast Coast Native American baskets, which, made of sweetgrass and ash splint, exemplify a really distinctive, and inventive, material language. Wabanaki refers to the 5 tribes living in Maine, Vermont and Eastern Canada (The Abenaki, Maliseet, MicMac, Passamaquoddy and Penobscot). There are some unique attributes to the baskets of each tribe, but I am not entirely certain from which tribe this