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Basket Maker

Basket Maker

9.9
A person in a Native American group long ago who made baskets
  • noun
  • /ˈbæskɪt ˈmeɪkər/
  • Specialized
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  • Native Basket Maker
  • American Basket Maker

Examples

  • A wall pocket, made by Maliseet basket maker Agathe Athanase for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, commemorated the skill of early basket makers.

    Academic text (2002)

  • A wall pocket, made by Maliseet basket maker Agathe Athanase for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, commemorated the skill of early basket makers.

    Academic text (2002)

  • The ancient Pueblo peoples included skilled basket makers who created beautiful woven designs.

  • During the festival, local basket makers showcased their intricate craftsmanship and traditional techniques.

  • The basket maker demonstrated how to weave tightly, ensuring the baskets were both functional and decorative.

How Skilled

Basket Maker
  • Specialized
9.9
basketmaker
1 4.8

Surface Forms

Basket Maker singular
Basket Makers plural

Morphology

basket + maker

The compound directly combines 'basket' (woven receptacle) and 'maker' (someone who produces), so a B1 learner who knows both words will interpret it as 'a person who makes baskets'. Although here it names a specific prehistoric cultural group, that specialized ethnographic sense requires extra world knowledge but does not obscure the straightforward compositional meaning.

Etymology

Basket Maker gets its name from the many woven baskets this ancient people left behind, and early archaeologists used the clear image of a basket maker to label them. So today Basket Maker means a 'prehistoric group' known for their skill at making baskets.