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Early Indian Objects and Baskets

Penobscot urchin basket, ca. 1890

Penobscot urchin basket, ca. 1890

Item 23500 info
Hudson Museum, Univ. of Maine

Not only did Indian basketmakers live by Gluskabe's notions of respecting nature by taking only what was needed, some of their forms replicate those found in nature.

For instance, based on the sea urchin, this form continues to be made by Penobscot and Passamaquoddy basketmakers.