Nantucket Lightship Basket  

Nantucket Lightship Basket Vintage Round Woven Basket with Swivel Handle . App. 4.25" Diameter x 2.75"Tall Lightship basket are unique to the Cape Cod region of the US and were first created by crewmen on whaling ships and lightship vessels as a way of passing the long days spent at sea. Finely woven of rattan or cane, these labor intensive baskets have wooden bases that provide strength and structure, giving them a durability and heirloom quality that allows them to be passed from one generation to the next.