Wabanaki Sweetgrass Basket Pin Cushion Moxie memorabilia with just a bit of

with just a bit of red wax residue around the lip that I should be able to fully remove

and the irregularity of the edge of the black paint makes me think it was made to please its maker rather than for sale

but with no tears otherwise and a gorgeous patina to the leather on both sides

It was made from a fairly thick slab of clay

Wabanaki Sweetgrass Basket Pin Cushion Moxie memorabilia with just a bit ofI'm becoming a sucker for a sweet pin cushion, in addition to a nice Northeast Coast Native basket, so of course I love this little combination of the two! I believe this one dates to the early 20th century, with the basket woven of sweet grass on a naturally green dyed splint ash structure and the pin cushion a rosy pink velvet. It has seen some use, with small holes in the velvet, but has plenty of years of use in it yet. 2 3 4" diameter x 1 3 8"