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basketwork

basketwork

5.1
Objects made by weaving thin strips together, like baskets or mats
  • noun
  • /ˈbæskɪtˌwɜrk/
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  • During the workshop, participants learned the art of basketwork by creating baskets from reeds.

Examples

  • You can find beautiful basketwork in many cultures, showcasing their unique weaving techniques.

  • The museum's Tuareg collection includes objects in wood, leather, basketwork, metalwork, and jewelry.

    Academic text (2006)

  • Amulets in the collection of the Rijksmuseum voor Volkenkunde, Leiden, connect this function explicitly to music, since they have, as their principal components, pieces of basketwork attached to whistles.

    Academic text (2002)

  • Woven basketwork turns up repeatedly in minkisi, as do knots, nets, and weaver-bird nests, all embodiments of the verb kanga, "to arrest, tie up," and intended to trap evil influences.

    Academic text (2002)

  • The artist displayed her intricate basketwork made from natural fibers at the local fair.

Synonyms

basketry
vsbasketwork
1 6.8

The craft of making baskets by weaving plant stems like reeds or grasses

includes that craft plus the woven objects and surface patterns
basketmaking
vsbasketwork
3.4

Making baskets by hand from natural materials like reeds or willow

covers both the making and the finished woven objects and patterns
wickerwork
vsbasketwork
7.4

Objects made by weaving thin branches into chairs or baskets

is broader, covering many flexible materials and general weaving crafts

How Complex

basketwork
5.1
plain-woven
  • Specialized
4.9

Surface Forms

basketwork singular
basketworks plural

Morphology

basketwork = basket + work (transparent) = basket + work

Meaning is a straightforward combination of 'basket' and 'work' (the making or products related to baskets), which learners can derive from the components.

Etymology

Basketwork is made from basket and work, so it means the 'work' of making baskets or other things by weaving. Think of the criss-cross pattern of a basket — that's the woven design or craft that basketwork describes.