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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.
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Porcupine Quill box
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a wonderful porcupine quill box in great condition from Sri Lanka
Category
Vintage 1980s Sri Lankan Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
19th Century Anglo Ceylonese Porcupine Quill Box with Interior Divided Tray
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A large rectangular box made of dark hardwood inlaid with bone dots framing panels of porcupine
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo Raj Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Wood
Antique Anglo Indian Box Handcrafted with Porcupine Quills
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique Anglo-Indian quill box handcrafted and decorated with porcupine quills and bone dots.
Made
Category
Early 20th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Beautifully Styled Ceylonese Porcupine Quill, Lidded Dark Wood Conical Pot
By SILVA (Sri Lanka)
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Superb Ceylonese porcupine quill lidded pot in a most unusual conical shape
Fashioned in dark wood
Category
Vintage 1950s Sri Lankan British Colonial Decorative Boxes
Materials
Hardwood
Rosewood Tea Caddy with Ebony, Ivory and Porcupine Quill Detailing
Located in Hudson, NY
Made of rosewood, this antique tea caddy is distinguished by its porcupine quill detailing
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Tea Caddies
Materials
Ivory, Ebony
Chippewa Birch Bark, Quills & Sweetgrass Box with Tulip - Canada - Early 20th C.
By Native American Art
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage Chippewa (also known as Ojibwe) birch bark lidded box with porcupine quill decoration and
Category
Early 20th Century Canadian Folk Art Decorative Boxes
Materials
Softwood
