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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;komokwa, post: 10160275, member: 301&quot;]I saw this 3 weeks ago.... and couldn&#039;t get it out of my mind.</p><p>A basket, box , purse.... all in one.</p><p>I am well versed on the northern Cree &amp; Algonquin&nbsp; styles&nbsp; of birchbark containers.... but this one has the better of me.</p><p>Right off , the wood base is not what I expected .... and the old iron nails.... coupled with a small purse shape , I find to be quite out of the ordinary.</p><p>I paid up for it....... even with 20% off for cash.... because while it may be vintage bordering on antique .... it&#039;s in near mint condition..... &amp; I had to have it !!!</p><p><br /></p><p>&amp; the design is classic , traditional, and well laid out ..!</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s only 11 1/4 x 5 1/2 x 4 inches , and a little darker than my well lit photos present.</p><p><br /></p><p>.[ATTACH=full]508337[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]508338[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]508339[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]508340[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]508341[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]508342[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]508343[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]508344[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>It may turn out to be Athabaskan.....&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/athabascan-indian-made-birch-bark-basket-47-c-8244db28ba" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/athabascan-indian-made-birch-bark-basket-47-c-8244db28ba" rel="nofollow">https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/athabascan-indian-made-birch-bark-basket-47-c-8244db28ba</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; ... which I&#039;m less familiar with..... but still, the base...side closure with that added birch slab....&nbsp; is unusual at best...</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://image.invaluable.com/housePhotos/DavisBrothersAuction/21/732721/H22742-L304320778.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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