Vintage 1930s Native American Lidded Basket Ash & Sweetgrass Passamaquoddy Penobscot Wabanaki floral summer dress although some would still remain

although some would still remain - a tailor could re-patch this if it bothered you

This dress has been well cared for over the years

so I had to pose it unbuttoned and then flat

This is a wonderful sleeveless party / prom crinoline dress that dates to the 1950s

Tailored in a single-breasted style with a four-button closure

Vintage 1930s Native American Lidded Basket Ash & Sweetgrass Passamaquoddy Penobscot Wabanaki floral summer dress although some would still remainThis is a wonderful vintage 1930s Native American lidded basket made of dyed curled and straight ash splint with braided sweetgrass and Hong Kong cord roping. Due to the presence of Hong Kong cord on the basket, it dates to the late 1920s through the 1930s. Hong Kong cord was adopted as a labour saving substitute for hand twirled sweetgrass in structural roping, but its use was discontinued with the start of WWII (1940). Still, there is some