C. 1850s Native American Finely Beaded Wool Pouch, Seneca or Wabanaki wine opener It seems AL must have

It seems AL must have run through the ink of several pens drawing this

A little paint loss/wear most notable around the edges of the stool and on one side of the whimsy

Beautifully carved all the way around (with such a wonderful face

And quite a wonderful job he did

looks like SLC to me

C. 1850s Native American Finely Beaded Wool Pouch, Seneca or Wabanaki wine opener It seems AL must haveThis is an early one, mid 19th century I believe, glass beads on red wool ground, with green silk border and light blue interior, polished cotton I believe. There was a great deal of similarity between Wabanaki (especially Mi'kmaq) and Iroquois (specifically Seneca) beadwork during this period; I am not expert enough to attribute definitively. (There is an excellent blog devoted to just this: https: iroquoisbeadwork. blogspot. com ) I am forever