basketry
noun
bas·ket·ry
ˈba-ski-trē 
plural basketries
1
2
: the art or craft of making baskets or objects woven like baskets
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Here, tribal consultants have collaborated on displays of exquisite pottery, basketry, and dress by Hopi, Yavapai, and Zuni peoples, among others.
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Leslie Camhi, Travel + Leisure, 30 Mar. 2024
The interdisciplinary team analyzed 76 artifacts made of wood, reeds, and esparto, including basketry, cords, mats, and a wooden mallet.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 29 Sep. 2023
Some of the basketry turned out to be even older than the sandals, providing the first direct evidence of basketry weaving among the hunter-gatherers and early farmers of the region.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 29 Sep. 2023
Researchers with the Universidad de Alcalá and the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona said that the discoveries were the first direct evidence of basketry among hunter-gatherer societies and early farmers in Southern Europe.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 1 Oct. 2023
Other handmade crafts ranging from basketry, ceramics/pottery, fibers, floral, glass, jewelry, soap, metal- and woodwork will be featured.
—Maria Morales, Baltimore Sun, 19 Sep. 2023
Others were skilled in various traditional crafts, including pottery making, weaving, basketry and wood carving.
—Rodney Coates, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2023
The Quinault are known for using a wide variety of materials in basketry in the 20th century.
—oregonlive, 5 July 2023
Neptune also uses commercial dyes to achieve purples, pinks, yellows and other colors not seen in prior generations’ basketry.
—Alicia Ault, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2023
Leslie Camhi, Travel + Leisure, 30 Mar. 2024
The interdisciplinary team analyzed 76 artifacts made of wood, reeds, and esparto, including basketry, cords, mats, and a wooden mallet.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 29 Sep. 2023
Some of the basketry turned out to be even older than the sandals, providing the first direct evidence of basketry weaving among the hunter-gatherers and early farmers of the region.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 29 Sep. 2023
Researchers with the Universidad de Alcalá and the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona said that the discoveries were the first direct evidence of basketry among hunter-gatherer societies and early farmers in Southern Europe.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 1 Oct. 2023
Other handmade crafts ranging from basketry, ceramics/pottery, fibers, floral, glass, jewelry, soap, metal- and woodwork will be featured.
—Maria Morales, Baltimore Sun, 19 Sep. 2023
Others were skilled in various traditional crafts, including pottery making, weaving, basketry and wood carving.
—Rodney Coates, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2023
The Quinault are known for using a wide variety of materials in basketry in the 20th century.
—oregonlive, 5 July 2023
Neptune also uses commercial dyes to achieve purples, pinks, yellows and other colors not seen in prior generations’ basketry.
—Alicia Ault, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2023
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basketry
noun
bas·ket·ry
ˈbas-kə-trē
1
: the art or craft of making objects (as baskets) by weaving or braiding long slender pieces
2
: objects produced by basketry
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