These intricately woven baskets were adopted by the women of the island as handbaskets and then adorned with ivory engravings and carvings.
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Handmade nantucket lightship baskets custom made purses totes and specialty baskets by lisa bessette nantucket lightship baskets are distinctive handmade baskets originating over 150 years ago.
They were first created by the crewmen of lightship vessels as a way to pass the time at sea.
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Nantucket lightship purses classic eight inch purse in maple it was not until jose reyes arrived on the island in the late 1940 s that nantucket lightship baskets transitioned from utilitarian work baskets to the decorative purses we know today.
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The nantucket lightship handbag which has become the classic symbol of nantucket island was originally woven by the lightship keepers moored on nantucket sound.
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