Set of Three Progressively Sized Old Wabanaki Sweet Grass Baskets man with gun Three elephants surrounding a house

Three elephants surrounding a house too small for them to fit in

I really love this old tin cat on wheels toy

measures 5 3/8” x 1 1/2” x  1”

The warm dry wood patina here contributes to giving a blush to her cheeks and neck just behind her ear

or perhaps over the breakfast table in an open kitchen--somewhere

Set of Three Progressively Sized Old Wabanaki Sweet Grass Baskets man with gun Three elephants surrounding a houseIt's been a while since I've listed some Native American baskets from my neck of the woods these three are Wabanaki (encompassing several Eastern Algonquin nations) and I believe most likely Penobscot. One sees these type of sweet grass and ash splint baskets around these parts, but these are especially nice antique examples, very early 20th c. I believe, which one can really feel, and I really love them as a progressively sized set of three. I