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There is a huge variety of items, many of which are well known and have a specific use, but others are the product of a special personal need or a free creation, such as toys for children or animals. Every kind of basket has a special name that describes its use. For example, a "cesto rosero" is a basket used traditionally to gather saffron ...
Artist Lucy Telles and large basket, in Yosemite National Park, 1933 A woman weaves a basket in Cameroon Woven bamboo basket for sale in K. R. Market, Bangalore, India. Basket weaving (also basketry or basket making) is the process of weaving or sewing pliable materials into three-dimensional artifacts, such as baskets, mats, mesh bags or even furniture.
Kete are traditional baskets made and used by New Zealand's Māori people. [1] They are traditionally woven from the leaves of New Zealand flax called harakeke and have two handles at the top. [ 2 ] Other materials are sometimes used, including sedge grass or the leaves of the nikau palm and cabbage tree .
Traditional Yahgan basket, woven by Abuela Cristina Calderón, Chile, photo by Jim Cadwell Basket weaving is one of the ancient and most-widespread art forms in the Americas. From coiled sea lyme grass baskets in Nunavut to bark baskets in Tierra del Fuego, Native artists weave baskets from a wide range of materials.
Ukiyo-e woodblock print by Yōshū Chikanobu, 1890. The weaving of silk from silkworm cocoons has been known in China since about 3500 BCE. Silk that was intricately woven and dyed, showing a well developed craft, has been found in a Chinese tomb dating back to 2700 BCE. Silk weaving in China was an intricate process that was very involved.
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In a smaller piece such as a basket, a strengthening frame is not needed so the entire piece is woven from the wicker material. [13] Synthetic types include paper-wrapped high tensile wire (using the Lloyd Loom process patented in the early 20th century), and plastic or resin. The synthetic wickers are often preferred for outdoor use ("all ...
As such, paper historians believe that Franklin potentially brought back wove wire moulds and samples of Whatman wove paper to the colonies upon returning in 1762 and, in turn, Franklin introduced this new papermaking technique to his close friend and colleague, Thomas Willcox to use in the manufacture of currency paper. 1764 was a pivotal year ...