basketry
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6.8
- noun
- /ˈbæskɪtri/
- Some Southeastern groups have continuous, distinctive craft traditions in basketry and even pottery, for which there seems to be a vigorous demand among tourists and collectors.
- pottery and basketry
- beadwork and basketry
- craft of basketry
Examples
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Women collect limberbush branches for basketry, as well as shells, seeds, and seaweed for other crafts.
Academic text (1997) -
When worn in performance, the headdress is attached to a basketry cap that sits on the performer's head.
Academic text (2002) -
And like beadwork and basketry, each woman has her own style and color set.
Academic text (2009) -
Miller worked with young people who would apprentice with him, learning weaving and basketry even as the stories and songs circled around them.
Academic text (2008) -
The basketry tray in the foreground holds additional ground pottery to be added if necessary.
Academic text (1994) -
Before the war, the national collection consisted of about 3,000 items, primarily masks, figures, pottery, and basketry.
Academic text (1994) -
Over those years, she had become something of an expert on Tohono O'odham basketry, and she recognized that her daughter, Rita Antone's star pupil, was especially skilled.
Fiction book (2000) -
Traditionally, rivercane (Arundinaria gigantea) was the most common material used for basketry by Cherokees in the Southeast up until the time of removal.
Academic text (2011) -
The exhibition includes ancestral figures, masks, thrones, scepters, divination implements, ceramics, and basketry.
Academic text (1999) -
At the craft fair, there were many beautiful items on display, but the most impressive showcase was the intricate basketry made from natural reeds.
Synonyms
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5.1
Objects made by weaving thin strips together, like baskets or mats
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Making baskets by hand from natural materials like reeds or willow
How Complex
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6.8
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5.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Basketry comes from the simple word basket, a woven container, and the ending -ry meaning 'the art or practice of'. So basketry is the craft of making baskets from cane, reeds, or grasses, which makes it easy to remember as 'making baskets'.