C. 1850s Native American Finely Beaded Wool Pouch, Seneca or Wabanaki victorian clay edging Seagull's body is 3 1/2"

Seagull's body is 3 1/2" l

which I assume it always did

saturated color

These three hand-carved wooden swallows

its first set

C. 1850s Native American Finely Beaded Wool Pouch, Seneca or Wabanaki victorian clay edging Seagull's body is 3 1/2"This 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