Anishinaabe Birchbark Quill Sweetgrass Basket Box Native American Old Buttons

Description

Offered is a Mid-century or older Great Lakes Anishinaabe Quill, Birch Bark and Sweetgrass Button Basket Box.
It measures 3 1/2" by 2 1/2" and is in good vintage condition. The quills on one leaf are missing and a few are broken on stem and other leaf. The flower is intact, but has faded from original pink and green dye. A few of the criss-cross quill designs on sides have breaks. The birch bark and sweetgrass are still solid. This a  well-made basket with a unique design of sweetgrass with a birch bark strip in middle, pretty hard to do. This was used by previous owner as a button storage box, and I'll leave them inside.  I'm not a button collector, so there may be some gems inside or nothing much.
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* Most of the items we sell come from our personal collection gathered over the years from our travels, from Native powwows and craft stores, antique shops, auctions and estate sales. Now that our kids are in college and beyond, we are letting some items go so others can enjoy them.
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ill gladly combine orders to save you on shipping charges.   Please email for a combined invoice before paying. Sometimes a few first class items jump to priority pricing (.25 and up) because weight puts a package over the 16 ounce limit. Sorry, I can't combine collectibles and book/Magazine purchases.
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*International Buyers:
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*I pack carefully and try to reuse materials to save on environmental impact. I often double-box items with smaller gift boxes collected from various thrift stores. Though I don't like styrofoam peanuts for environmental reasons, I have found they are the best at protecting fragile  items against damage during shipping. I reuse all that I receive and hope you will make use of the ones that come in your packages. Thank you.
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