Miliseet/Penobscot Baskets from Maine Set of 4 Early/Mid 20th Century For Sale

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Miliseet/Penobscot Baskets from Maine Set of 4

Early/Mid 20th Century

(A) 029 Cylinder with Handle and Lid - 6" H x 4.25" D,

(B) 072 Square Form with Attached Lid - 2.25" H x 6.125" D Square,

(C) 019 Smaller Square with Attached Lid - 1.75" H x 3.25" D Square,

(D) 046 Round with Matching Lid and Braided Detail - 3" H x 6.5" D

In Very Good Condition

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Hand Crafted Baskets all with Matching Lids two are Square with Attached Lids, the Third is a Cylinder with a Handle and Lid and the Fourth is a Round Form with Braided Details and a Matching Lid

Penobscot Basketry; The Penobscot are an Indigenous people in North America from the Northeastern Woodlands region, specifically Maine, and int the Atlantic provinces and Quebec, Canada. Their basketry is typically of split ash splints and sweet grass. Many have The Porcupine Weave. A porcupine weave is made by folding and pinching the splints so that they created spiky points to make the basket appear more fancy.

The Penobscot (Panawahpskek) are an Indigenous people in North America from the Northeastern Woodlands region. They are organized as a federally recognized tribe in Maine and as a First Nations band government in the Atlantic provinces and Quebec.

The Penobscot Nation, formerly known as the Penobscot Tribe of Maine, is the federally recognized tribe of Penobscot in the United States. They are part of the Wabanaki Confederacy, along with the Abenaki, Passamaquoddy, Maliseet, and Miꞌkmaq nations, all of whom historically spoke Algonquian languages. Their main settlement is now the Penobscot Indian Island Reservation, located within the state of Maine along the Penobscot River.

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