Penobscot Maine Porcupine Weave Basket Early 20th Century Size 5.875\" H X 9\" D For Sale

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Early 20th Century

Size 5.875\" H X 9\" D

Hand Coiled Basket with Matching Lid and Purple Bow Detail on Top of Lid

Excellent Condition

Penobscot porcupine weave baskets are a distinctive style of traditional Wabanaki (particularly Penobscot Nation) basketry from Maine. These \"fancy baskets\" feature an ornamental technique called porcupine weave (or porcupine curls/points), where artisans fold, pinch, and twist brown ash splints to create sharp, spiky protrusions that resemble porcupine quills.

This technique emerged around the mid-19th century (first noted ca. 1860) as part of the shift toward decorative \"fancy\" baskets sold to tourists and collectors, alongside utilitarian ones. Artisans often combine it with braided sweetgrass rims and sometimes dyes for color.

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