Antique Finely Handwoven Lidded and Lined Grass Sewing Basket craft Other than the missing handle

Other than the missing handle

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this antique oak wood box is constructed of four hinged parts with triangular shaped ends

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Antique Finely Handwoven Lidded and Lined Grass Sewing Basket craft Other than the missing handleThis is a beautiful finely and tightly woven grass sewing basket that I believe is Native American and dates to the very late 19th or very early 20th century, but I have found no other like it. The exterior shows a wonderfully nuanced range of tones, from pale blond to khaki to olive to brown, with a horizontal band of diamond shapes around the center. It is possible the colors were once brighter, but I really love the subtlety of the patterning as it