Antique Basket Northeast Native American Handled Curly Splint Algonquin Wabanaki vintage smoking jacket The foot measures 10 1/2”

The foot measures 10 1/2” in length and they have a length of 32” from the top edge to the bottom of the heel

It is in very good condition except for a few tiny paint scratches on the back

sold “as is” at a very reasonable price

The bodice is gathered in tuck pleats down both the front and back

Antique Basket Northeast Native American Handled Curly Splint Algonquin Wabanaki vintage smoking jacket The foot measures 10 1/2”This is an antique Native American handled basket made of ash splint with curly splints emanating from the sides. Ash splint baskets were made almost exclusively in what is now known as New England by the Algonquin and Wabanaki tribal groups. The southeastern tribes, located in what is now known as Connecticut, included the Nipmuck, Mohegan, Pequot, Niantic, Narraganset, and Long Island Montauk, while the Northeastern tribes included the Penobscot,