Lovely Old Abenaki "Porcupine Quill" Splint Basket with Flat Lid tin count bank There are a few thin

There are a few thin black that appear part of the image but I think must also be product of deterioration

11 1/4" l x 7 5/8" t x 3/16" d

and individually hand-painted

I come across root head decoys now and then (usually priced out of my range

but first the box

Lovely Old Abenaki "Porcupine Quill" Splint Basket with Flat Lid tin count bank There are a few thinI 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