C. 1850s Native American Finely Beaded Wool Pouch, Seneca or Wabanaki wine opener ) Really a pretty great

) Really a pretty great  photograph I think

There is a variety of fur used--white for the eye brows

And quite a wonderful job he did

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

Inside pages very good

C. 1850s Native American Finely Beaded Wool Pouch, Seneca or Wabanaki wine opener ) Really a pretty greatThis 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