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Quiver, 2005 and Food Storage Basket, 1998, Wampanoag twined basketry,
Julia Marden (b. 1962)
Falmouth, Massachusetts (now living in Vermont)
Natural linen twine
Quiver: 3 1/2 in. diam. x 22 1/2 in. Basket: 11 x 7 1/2 diam. at base
Collection of Mashantukcet Pequot Museum
Photography by Jason Dowdle
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Native peoples throughout New England made soft-form baskets out of natural materials such as corn husks, rushes, bark fibers, and grasses. Historically, they used these baskets to store dried fruit, seed corn, and berries. Few examples from past centuries survive, but the Wampanoag and Narragansett tribes have revived these soft-form baskets. Julia Marden is an Aquinnah Wampanoag who grew up in Falmouth. She learned the art while working at Plimoth Plantation.
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