Difference between revisions of "Basketry"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
Plant parts, such as wood strips, bark, roots, twigs, stems, vines and leaves, have been used to make baskets since at least 8000 BCE (Mowat 1996). Types of materials used in baskets include osier ([[willow]]), [[ash|split ash]], [[hazel|hazel shoots]], [[straw]], [[flax]], [[sedge]], [[fern|ferns]], [[grass]], [[reed|reeds]], [[rush|rushes]], [[bamboo]], [[yucca]], [[rattan|cane]], [raffia|raffia]], and [[palm%20fiber|palm leaves]]. | Plant parts, such as wood strips, bark, roots, twigs, stems, vines and leaves, have been used to make baskets since at least 8000 BCE (Mowat 1996). Types of materials used in baskets include osier ([[willow]]), [[ash|split ash]], [[hazel|hazel shoots]], [[straw]], [[flax]], [[sedge]], [[fern|ferns]], [[grass]], [[reed|reeds]], [[rush|rushes]], [[bamboo]], [[yucca]], [[rattan|cane]], [raffia|raffia]], and [[palm%20fiber|palm leaves]]. | ||
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== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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* A.Lucas, J.R.Harris, ''Ancient Egyptian Materials and Industries'', Edward Arnold Publishers Ltd., London, 4th edition, 1962 | * A.Lucas, J.R.Harris, ''Ancient Egyptian Materials and Industries'', Edward Arnold Publishers Ltd., London, 4th edition, 1962 | ||
Revision as of 09:57, 2 May 2022
Description
Plant parts, such as wood strips, bark, roots, twigs, stems, vines and leaves, have been used to make baskets since at least 8000 BCE (Mowat 1996). Types of materials used in baskets include osier (Willow), split ash, hazel shoots, Straw, Flax, Sedge, ferns, Grass, reeds, rushes, Bamboo, Yucca, cane, [raffia|raffia]], and palm leaves.
Synonyms and Related Terms
basketwork
Resources and Citations
- L.Mowat, "Basketwork", The Dictionary of Art, Grove's Dictionaries Inc., New York, 1996.
- A.Lucas, J.R.Harris, Ancient Egyptian Materials and Industries, Edward Arnold Publishers Ltd., London, 4th edition, 1962
- Tom Rowland, Noel Riley, A-Z Guide to Cleaning, Conserving and Repairing Antiques, Constable and Co., Ltd., London, 1981