Two Birds on a Basket, Beautiful Antique Iroquois Beadwork Star eisenhower vs stevenson Photos themselves in good shape

Photos themselves in good shape

I think this is a merger of a couple of different sets

I’m so intrigued by this tiny clay figure on horseback

under glass: 9 1/8" x 7 3/4"

though probably once held glass

Two Birds on a Basket, Beautiful Antique Iroquois Beadwork Star eisenhower vs stevenson Photos themselves in good shapeIt seems most likely to me that this was made as a mat or wall hanging rather than a pin cushion it is more than 9 1 2 inches across, and the reverse side is finished with fabric but I'm not completely sure. Whatever the case, I'm never one to resist a wonderful bird, even more so two, here perched facing each other on the arching handle of a colorful basket. (the center of which also looks a little like a heart.) I do believe I could spend the rest