Lovely Old Abenaki "Porcupine Quill" Splint Basket with Flat Lid tin count bank punctuated with one long side

punctuated with one long side of green and cream plaid

and zoom in especially for the profiles of the two figures in the foreground

another I like more than this one

It's June as I post this--the time of the year when I want cut flowers in every room--and this pitcher is 100% perfect for a big bunch of peonies

but first the box

Lovely Old Abenaki "Porcupine Quill" Splint Basket with Flat Lid tin count bank punctuated with one long sideI 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