C. 1850s Native American Finely Beaded Wool Pouch, Seneca or Wabanaki wine opener I was sold on this

I was sold on this beautiful little treen box before I even opened it--looking like a very finely turned beehive bank but round and with a pedestal base

And quite a wonderful job he did

) Really a pretty great  photograph I think

a cabinet of curiosities wonderland in New Hampshire run by a family of creatives

a few very minor surface scratches and some light stains visible on the white paint on the back side

C. 1850s Native American Finely Beaded Wool Pouch, Seneca or Wabanaki wine opener I was sold on thisThis 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