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Basketry History Def Tech

Basketry is the art of making baskets through techniques like weaving, plaiting, and coiling, using pliable materials. It serves various purposes, including storage and transportation, and has evolved into a significant craft worldwide. Different methods, such as coiled, plaiting, twining, and wicker basketry, utilize various materials to create functional and decorative items.

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Basketry History Def Tech

Basketry is the art of making baskets through techniques like weaving, plaiting, and coiling, using pliable materials. It serves various purposes, including storage and transportation, and has evolved into a significant craft worldwide. Different methods, such as coiled, plaiting, twining, and wicker basketry, utilize various materials to create functional and decorative items.

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HISTORY, TOOLS &

MATERIALS, TECHNIQUES
• Basketry is • Baskets are made • Basket weaving is
formally defined by plaiting, the process of
as the art of twisting, coiling, weaving or sewing
making baskets and weaving. pliable materials
through Most materials into three-
must be softened dimensional
weaving or
up by soaking, artifacts, such as
braiding various
craping, stripping, baskets, mats,
pieces of
or caning prior to mesh bags or even
material. furniture.
use.
• Container and • Filipinos use • The craft of basketry,
carrying purposes however, might be
baskets for one of our species'
including for food,
clothing, storage
transportation most important and
and transport. This is and farm work, diverse technologies,
how the art of basket food service creating homes,
weaving was able to and storage, boats, animal traps,
spread around the armour, tools, cages,
fishing and hats, chariots, weirs,
world, when goods
trapping, beehives, chicken
were transported,
the recipients were clothing, and coops and furniture,
inspired by the craft to carry as well as all manner
of basket weaving. personal items. of containers.
Coiled Basketry - using grasses,
rushes, and pine needles. These are
made up from a single vertical
stitch. The stitches wrap around
the horizontally oriented
foundation as it spirals outward
and upward. As the coils are
wrapped, the coils are interlocked
with stitches to the previous rows
to create the desired decorative
effect.
Plaiting Basketry - flat reed
weaving technique used to create
square & rectangular baskets.
These are very strong, sturdy, and
structural making them excellent
storage containers, vessels, and
bags. Both the stakes as well as
the weaving materials are
identical, which are then woven
together at right angles.
Twining basketry uses
materials from roots and
tree bark. "Twining“, refers
to a weaving technique
where two or more flexible
weaving elements cross
each other as they weave
through stiffer radial
spokes.
Wicker basketry uses
reed, cane, willow, oak, and
ash. The process of
making baskets by
taking pliable weft
material and lacing it
over and under rigid
warp material, one

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