Wabanaki Sweetgrass Basket Pin Cushion Japanese bronze The dowel at the top

The dowel at the top measures 24" x 1

and some wear/aging to the enamel

but it could be polished further

The whole thing fits perfectly over one's head and face

The matte green

Wabanaki Sweetgrass Basket Pin Cushion Japanese bronze The dowel at the topI'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"