Contributed by Hudson Museum, Univ. of Maine
Description
Band baskets, such as this brown ash rectangular example, functioned as practical storage containers for home use, storing hats, clothes, linen, or serving as portable 'suitcases' for travel.
Weaving knowledge, techniques, and tools are handed down through families. Within the Tribes, specific basket forms and designs are designated as familial heritage. By the mid-1880s, new technologies improved the manufacturing of tools like wood splitters, gauges, and blocks for holding a basket’s shape, which helped Wabanaki basketmakers create smaller and fancier baskets. The introduction of commercial aniline dyes in the 1860s allowed for a brighter and more varied basket color palette
About This Item
- Title: Penobscot Band Basket, ca. 1860
- Creator: Penobscot
- Creation Date: circa 1860
- Subject Date: circa 1860
- Location: ME
- Media: Black ash
- Dimensions: 15 cm x 28.5 cm
- Local Code: HM6568
- Object Type: Physical Object
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Hudson Museum, Univ. of Maine5746 Maine Center for the Arts, Orono, ME 04469
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