![]() But only in the case of Thomas James is there any indication that any of these men might have made baskets in the course of a whaling voyage. Some of the earliest makers associated with the distinctive Nantucket rattan basket were, indeed, former whalers, such as James Wyer, Charles B. There is no evidence of widespread rattan basket making on Nantucket whaleships, however, and no examples of Nantucket-style baskets made aboard a whaleship are known, although multitudes of scrimshaw baskets survive. It is sometimes said that Nantucket baskets may have developed aboard the island’s whaling ships, where the intermittent work of whale hunting allowed the arts of scrimshanding, decorative knot tying, and chanty singing to flourish. Farm baskets of New Hampshire, with their wooden bases, may also have provided inspiration for the development of the Nantucket lightship basket. Similar to lightship baskets, some Native baskets featured a carved flange on the handle to keep it in place. The bottoms of their baskets were square and woven. Native Wampanoags wove baskets using ash wood splints and weavers, through a process of stripping and soaking the layers of wood. There are roots, certainly, in the baskets of Nantucket’s Indigenous people. How this style of rattan basket developed is obscure. 1 Nantucket New Shoal Lightship on station, 1890s. As the island transitioned from a whaling economy to a tourist economy in the 1860s and after, the island’s work baskets became popular keepsakes of an island visit. When well made, they were robust and practical as storage and carrying baskets and were in wide use in the island’s stores, workshops, and homes. Baskets with these characteristics developed on Nantucket during the course of the nineteenth century. The basket is woven on a mold the staves are made of rattan the weavers are of cane and the basket has a solid wood base. There are four distinctive elements that define a Nantucket lightship basket. Geoffrey and Elizabeth Thayer Verney Fellowship Festival of Trees Preview Party Tickets.Private Events Make your Event Historic!.Historic Properties Closed for the Season.
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