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What is a porcupine basket?
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A porcupine basket is a basket that is woven with some of the quills of a porcupine incorporated into the fabric of the basket. Traditionally, they are birchbark baskets adorned with porcupine quills and were made by Aboriginal tribes. Shop a collection of properly vetted porcupine baskets from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
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Antique Ceylonese Porcupine Quill Box
Located in London, GB
A small Sinhalese Porcupine Quill Box with a sliding lid.
The panels of porcupine quill panels
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ebony
19th Century Anglo-Indian Porcupine Quill Box with Key
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Stunning Porcupine Quill Box, made from black wood with porcupine quill decorations.
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Antique Late 19th Century Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Other
19th Century Anglo-Indian Porcupine Quill Box with Working Key
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th-Century British Colonial handcrafted porcupine quill box with a working lock and key.
This
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Wood
19th Century Anglo Indian Ebony & Porcupine Quill Box
Located in Pearland, TX
A fine antique 19th-Century British Colonial porcupine quill and ebony box, made in Ceylon the
Category
Antique 19th Century Sri Lankan British Colonial Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Ebony
Antique Porcupine Quill Box. Sri Lanka, 19th Century
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Lovely quill box
Ebony and porcupine quill
Good condition
Free UK shipping.
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Category
Antique 1880s Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Anglo Indian Rectangular Porcupine Quill & Bone Box
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Anglo Indian rectangular porcupine quill, bone and parquetry box. The box with a hinged lid that
Category
20th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Other


