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	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for basketry
		The type of basketry in a given geographic region is determined by the type of vegetation available there.
		Their culture was essentially that of the California cultural area, and their basketry and pictographs are notable.
		The north-central cultural dichotomy on the Northwest coast of North America: its evolution as suggested by wet-site basketry and wooden fish hooks.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=basketry (666 words)

	White Dove's Native American Indian Site Basketry
		Basketry is one of the oldest and most widespread American Indian arts.
		Generally, basketry was a woman's art, but among some Indian peoples, such as the Pomos and the Yupiks, men wove as well, creating sturdy baskets that saw hard use as fish traps or pack baskets.
		Once gathered, basketry materials were cleaned and prepared for use through various techniques including debarking, splitting, soaking, dyeing, pounding, sun bleaching, drying, steaming, boiling, cooking over fires, and baking in earth ovens.
	users.multipro.com /whitedove/encyclopedia/basketry.html (1629 words)

	Ancient Egyptian basketry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		They also constructed bigger basketry objects such as grain silos made of coiled straw or plaited reeds, and weir-baskets The ubiquitous reed raft was built using similar techniques.
		Basketry preceded and influenced cloth weaving, pottery and carpentry and enabled people to make sturdy containers which were also lightweight, expendable, and affordable.
		Coiling was used both in pottery and basketry, but it seems that the first potters used a technique consisting of hollowing and pinching the clay rather than coiling it.
	nefertiti.iwebland.com /basketry (1353 words)

	The Marvels of Bamboo Basketry
		basketry, an art of weaving or coiling and sewing flexible sawalis to form vessels or other commodities, has a long history in China.
		In primitive society, ancient people had mastered the skills of basketry using grass, bamboo, straw, etc, which is proven by the unearthed relics from the Liangchu Culture Period.
		The bamboo basketry has been employed by primitive people to make crude huts, articles of dress and adornment, granaries, traps, boats, cooking utensils, water vessels, and other utensils.
	www.chinaculture.org /gb/en_artqa/2003-09/24/content_38104.htm (229 words)

	Basketry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Overall, basketry artifacts hold an important role in regional chronologies and interregional relationships.
		Lastly and probably the most common form of basketry is weaving or plain weaving.
		Basketry is not only an inventive craft but plays an important role in telling archeologists about the past.
	www.mnsu.edu /emuseum/prehistory/ancienttech/basketry.html (400 words)

	ArtLex on Baskets and Basketry
		Among the most commonly used basketry techniques are plaiting, twining, coiling, and imbrication.
		It may be that basketry preceded the development of both textiles and fired pottery.
		Basketry Bowl, 19th or 20th century, Burke Museum, U of Washington, Seattle, WA.
	www.artlex.com /ArtLex/b/basket.html (371 words)

	Egypt: Weaving and Basketry in Ancient and Modern Egypt
		Basketry found in a Predynastic context is often of very high quality, not surpassed later.
		For twined basketry, one set of construction elements is active (the wefts) while the other is passive (the warps).
		In all plaited basketry, construction elements are active and strips of material are woven into baskets by passing under and over each other usually at regular intervals.
	www.touregypt.net /featurestories/basketry.htm (1427 words)

	Indian Craft Shop - Basketry
		Although the utilitarian aspects of basketry for everyday use have been almost entirely supplanted by modern conveniences, the ceremonial use of baskets persists in many communities.
		American Indian basketry relies on local materials that are gathered by the basket maker and techniques that have remained unchanged from prehistory to the present day.
		Trays, jars, plaques, sewing baskets, fruit baskets, miniatures, and burden baskets are among the basketry forms that we regularly have in stock.
	www.indiancraftshop.com /basketry.html (191 words)

	CraftGuild Website - Basketry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Carol has taught basketry at The Brookfield Craft Center, The Wesleyan Potters, the Washington Art Association, the Niddy Noddy, and for Craftsmen's Guilds in Connecticut, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, New Jersey, and New York.
		Carol became interested in basketry in 1971, making an independent study of English Basketry in England, continuing her education in basketry by studing New England basketry at the Peabody Museum in Harvard and the Hancock Shaker Museum.
		She subsequently studied Pennsylvania Dutch basketry at the Mercer Museum, Eastern and American Indian basketry by traveling throughout the Eastern U.S, and Caribe Indian basketry in Dominica, West Indies.
	www.craftguild.com /basketry/carol/carol.htm (332 words)

	Kamat Research Database: Basketry
		Basketry is primarily a folk craft in India.
		Whether in the hilly tracts of Tripura or in the uncut jungles of Assam, West Bengal, Bihar and Orissa, or in the dense uplands of Kerala, the inhabitants have preserved their tradition of basketry.
		Bamboo, cane, grasses and reeds as well as the leaves of coconut and date palm are used by people all over the country from time immemorial to produce items that suit their everyday purpose and satisfy their creative urges.
	www.kamat.com /database/content/handicrafts/basketry.htm (281 words)

	Basket Guilds & Basketry Associations Directory at Simply Baskets (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		AMB members represent a diverse range of experiences and skills in creating basketry from a wide variety of materials including reed, barks, wood splints, cane, waxed linen, beads, and gathered natural materials.
		The purpose of the Georgia Basketry Association shall be to perpetuate the art of basketry, stimulate interest and knowledge in all phases of basketry, and preserve the importance of basketry as a heritage craft.
		The National Basketry Organization, Inc., a non-profit corporation dedicated to basketry and everyone who appreciates this unique art form, which is both an ancient craft and modern art.
	www.simplybaskets.com /basket-guilds-and-basketry-associations-directory.html (697 words)

	Alibris: Basketry
		A modern approach to basketry with fibers and grasses, using coiling, twining, weaving, macramé, crocheting
		Beautifully photographed and created for the beginner, this fabulous introductory basketry course, with 18 enticing projects, will have you finishing a decorative basket the very first weekend.
		The time-honored craft of basketry is alive and well all over the world, from traditional tribes to avant-garde artists.
	www.alibris.com /search/books/subject/Basketry (855 words)

	Basketry Related Links
		A place where people can e-mail their basketry questions, and beginning basketweavers can read through and get answers to the basics of basketweaving instruction.
		Having a keen interest in basketry culture and history, in Sweden and worldwide.
		We are a small company which is dealing with hand woven willow furniture & baskets traditionally made in Bosnia and Herzegovina by craftsmen at their homes using only the finest domestically grown willow.
	www.beebes.net /basket/baslnk.html (703 words)

	Los Angeles Basketry Guild (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Los Angeles Basketry Guild was formed on September 14, 1985, around a campfire at Judy Mulford’s First Annual Kern River Pine Needle Basketry Campout Retreat.
		Judy’s vision for the Guild is reflected in the Guild’s motto: “educate, encourage, enjoy.” More specifically, the goal is to share the knowledge and love of basketry, to encourage others not only to create baskets but also to grow as people, and to establish bonds of friendship among the members of the basketry community.
		The quarterly newsletters, which Judy produced with the assistance of her friend Sydney Edwards, were filled with local and national basketry news, information on basket classes, shows and sales, material sources, field trips, and other basketry related information.
	www.labasketryguild.org /history.html (362 words)

	Basket weaving - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Basket weaving (or basket making, basketry, or basketmaking) is the process of weaving unspun vegetable fibers into a basket.
		The most common evidence of a knowledge of basketry is an imprint of the weave on fragments of clay pots, formed by packing clay on the walls of the basket and firing.
		"Twining" basketry, using materials from roots and tree bark.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Basketry (417 words)

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		Basketry became an important source of income for many families.
		Wasco/Wishxam basketry is known for stylized human faces and figures which represent ancestors or the “old ones.” (“Wishxam” is pronounced “wish-ram,” with the “r” at the back of the throat, like a French rolled “r.”) The manner in which the figures are depicted is sometimes called “x-ray style” due to their skeletal appearance.
		The most familiar form of Wasco/Wishxam basketry is a flexible, cylindrical, twined container known as a Sally bag.
	www.washington.edu /burkemuseum/baskets/Teachersguideforbasketry.htm (4452 words)

	Pechanga Band of Luiseno Indians - Basketry
		Basketry, tukmalum, is one of the Pechanga tribe's most cherished skills.
		The magnificent quality of all Luiseño basketry, with exceedingly tight weaves and beautiful textural designs, is renowned not only in the Southern California Tribal community, but worldwide.
		Amongst many Tribal nations, basketry weaving, practiced since time immemorial, is enjoying a contemporary resurgence.
	www.pechanga-nsn.gov /page?pageId=106 (747 words)

	DaVinci: Arts> Crafts> Basketry
		Cherry Valley museum features Native American women's arts and craftsPress-Enterprise (subscription), CA - May 27, 2007Ceramics, rugs and basketry created by Native American women will be on display at the Edward-Dean Museum and Gardens in Cherry Valley beginning June 3.
		Street where you'll find booths of artwork ranging from metal, glass and jewelry to wearable and decorative fiber to clay, leather, basketry and more.
		Arts and crafts festival in Merchantville todayCherry Hill Courier Post, NJ - May 19, 2007Booths of artwork ranging from metal, glass and jewelry to wearable and decorative fiber to clay, leather and basketry will be on display along Centre...
	www.bluegrassdavinci.com /ODP/Arts/Crafts/Basketry (425 words)

	ExhibitsUSA Exhibitions
		Basketry is widely accepted as the oldest known form of craft.
		No Boundaries: Contemporary Basketry is organized by The Society of Arts and Crafts in Boston, the oldest nonprofit crafts organization in the country and a leader in the American crafts movement at the turn of the last century.
		The educational programming potential for this exhibition is virtually inexhaustible and could include hands-on activities that invite children and adults to explore the materials and techniques of basketry.
	www.maaa.org /exhi_usa/exhibitions/nobound/nobound.html (299 words)

	History of Basketmaking
		Basketry through the ages, research, archaeology, origins of basketry styles and traditions.
		The study of basketry in the context of archeology.
		Archaeological sites where digs have included remnants of basketry, current researchers and cultural history as it relates to baskets and basketmakers in early history.
	www.basketmakers.org /topics/history/historymenu.htm (61 words)

	American Indian Basketry
		Various basketry forms were used in the gathering, processing, and cooking of food resources.
		Popular architectural and interior design styles of these years reflected this appreciation as basketry began to be purchased and collected as decorative art.
		Outside buyers unwittingly had a hand in the evolution of Indian basketry as weavers added new designs and shapes to their baskets to reflect the tastes of collectors.
	www.parks.ca.gov /?page_id=24166 (516 words)

	BasketMakers Susi Nuss, Editor - An Informational Site About Basketry
		If you have come to rely on the content here on the BasketMakers site and have ever wondered what you can do to help, there are many ways to support the site.
		Don't miss these opportunities to participate in juried exhibitions, submit teaching or writing proposals or other opportunities for professional art basketmakers.
		Basketry exhibitions, festivals, retreats, conferences, guild events, symposiums, seminars and workshops.
	www.basketmakers.com (588 words)

	Basketry Merit Badge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Describe precautions you should take to safely use basketry tools and materials.
		Show your counselor that you are able to identify each of the following types of baskets: plaited, coiled, ribbed, and wicker.
		The IRS has not recognized the USSSP as a 501(c)(3) organization, so donations may not be tax deductible.
	www.usscouts.org /usscouts/mb/mb027.html (252 words)

	Basketry and Basket-Weaving Resources
		Basketry, of course, is centuries old and is thought by many to be the oldest craft.
		There, you will find not only information on the certificate, but also information on learning by correspondence for members of the guild to receive in-depth guidance with feedback from someone who is experienced in basketweaving.
		For more info on natural basketry and materials, the Native American Technology and Art site's section on basketry is well worth a look.
	www.folksonline.com /folks/hh/tours/1999/basketry.htm (815 words)

	Applications - Basketry
		For the beginner, we carry basket kits and several "How-to" books to get you started.
		Check out the Basketry Tool Kit which contains a packing and tucking tool, reed trimmer, reed cutter, awl, and a reed gauge.
		For our chair makers, BRW carries shaker tape in a variety of colors along with pre-woven cane webbing and loose chair cane and spline.
	www.bambooandrattan.com /applications/basketry.htm (162 words)

	Fishsticks Basketry School
		Contemporary basketry with unusual and natural materials, rich in technique, are an extension of her personal artistic directions.
		is a fine craftsman and teaches traditional basketry in ribbed, molded and woven styles using refined materials.
		Bill studied at the German Basketry School in September, 2003and 2005, and taught skeined willow at John Campbell Folk School in November of the same 2003.
	www.twigtwisters.com (1702 words)

	Basketry!
		Basketry materials are too brittle to be woven in their dry state.
		The Basketry Studio A "Beginner's", "Cape Cod Blueberry" and "Melon" baskets from V.I. Reed & Cane are examples of round, square & melon baskets for beginners.
		Another easy type of basket, & one that looks more sophisticated, is any rectangular basket made with a D handle.
	members.aol.com /basketry1/questions.html (1770 words)

	Basketry - Find Basketry items for sale on eBay!
		Basketry has its origins in ancient history, when people used wood and plant materials to make a variety of items for storage, shelter, transportation and measuring.
		Coiling basketry involves stitching together coiled materials to make a spiral configuration, found in bags and baskets.
		In twining or plaiting basketry, two different materials are laid into rows and braided together then tied with cordage.
	popular.ebay.com /ns/Crafts/Basketry.html (403 words)

	Basketry
		Properly harvested, birch bark is easily worked and has a feel and appearance similar to that of leather.
		Whether you want to make your skep a conversation piece or use it as was traditionally intended for keeping your bees, this class opens the door into the traditions of basketry and bee keeping.
		Moreover, a harvest field-trip introduces students to the sustainable harvest of red-osier basketry materials.
	www.northhousefolkschool.com /classes/Basketry.htm (1005 words)

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