C. 1920s Mi'kmaq Sweet Grass and Ash Splint Basket with Curlicues and Three Feet! carved scene she seems quite rpoised to

she seems quite rpoised to serve however one might like

But of course they also make for a fun party game

with snail on its head

so I'm glad it's more broadly archetypal here

as I do like to document things thoroughly

C. 1920s Mi'kmaq Sweet Grass and Ash Splint Basket with Curlicues and Three Feet! carved scene she seems quite rpoised toI come across a good number of Wabanaki (a confederacy of Eastern Algonquian nations encompassing the Abenaki, Mi'kmaq, Wolastoqiyik, Passamaquoddy and Penobscot) baskets especially up in Maine and pass by most of them. This, though, is an especially charming old Mi'kmaq basket, and pretty unusual for sitting on three little woven feet. It is constructed of various sizes of both dyed and natural ash splint and sweet grass, twisted to resemble rope