Early Indian Objects and Baskets


Penobscot miniature hamper, ca. 1960

Penobscot miniature hamper, ca. 1960
Item 23457   info
Hudson Museum, Univ. of Maine

The horizontal pieces in the basket are called "weavers" and the vertical pieces are "standards."



This basket with several bands of different color weavers in the middle has carrying handles on the sides and a lid.



A Penobscot Indian made it.

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