Cider Mill Antiques offers a fine selection of baskets. Area expert and collector, Marcia DeCillo has some prized Taghkanic Baskets.
Read her latest article called Taghkanic Baskets - The Legends of the Bushwackers Click here! The Taghkanic Baskets were made in the upper Taghkanic area of the Hudson Valley (not far from Red Hook), by woodland hermit people, as a cottage industry. These people were called bushwackers.

Taghkanic Basket $165 Great patina!

Marcia has some of the baskets made by Lizzie Proper. Lizzie, who died only 14 years ago, was one of the last bushwackers to make baskets. Some of her baskets are between 10-20 years old. Most of the Taghkanic Baskets were made at the Turn of the Century. It takes an expert like Marcia DeCillo to recognize the distinctive features of one of these oak and ash beauties.

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The more you know about the history, design and construction techniques about a certain basketry form the better able you will be to make purchasing decisions about individual baskets which you might consider collecting. If you are interested in Taghkanic Baskets, you might want to read Legend of the Bushwhacker Basket by Martha Wetherbee. Marcia is quite willing to help you start your collection. The Taghkanic basket to the left is one of Lizzy Propers' large swing handle basket.

Pile of Taghanic Baskets Inquire for price