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2. Nantucket Lightship Basket - Wikipedia

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   Nantucket Lightship Baskets are a type of basket originating, in the 19th century [1] on Nantucket Island lightships. Lightship baskets are all made from rattan and wood , have an odd number of staves, a solid wooden base, a nailed and lashed rim, a rattan weaver, and are woven over a mould.

3. Litter (rescue basket) - Wikipedia

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   A Stokes basket, also called a Stokes stretcher or Stokes litter, is a metal wire or plastic litter widely used in search and rescue. [ 1 ] Originally designed by Charles F. Stokes , [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] these baskets have been notorious for spinning under the downdraft from the rotating helicopter blades. [ 5 ]

4. Wicker - Wikipedia

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   Rattan wicker basket, 1883. Wicker received a boost during the Age of Exploration, when international sea traders returned from Philippines with a species of palm called rattan. Rattan is stronger than traditional European wicker materials, [6] although the rattan stem can be separated so the softer inner core can be used for wicker.

5. Basket weaving - Wikipedia

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   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.

6. Navajo weaving - Wikipedia

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   Navajo textiles were originally utilitarian weavings, including cloaks, dresses, saddle blankets, and similar items. By the mid-19th century, Navajo wearing blankets were trade items prized by Indigenous peoples of the Great Plains and neighboring tribes. Toward the end of the 19th century, Navajo weavers began to make rugs for non-Native ...

7. Blanket - Wikipedia

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   Special blankets known as baby blankets are used to protect infants from the cold. Small children (and some adults) may also use a blanket as a comfort object. [12] Blankets may be spread on the ground for a picnic or where people want to sit in a grassy or muddy area without soiling their clothing. Temporary blankets have been designed for ...