basketry

noun

bas·​ket·​ry ˈba-ski-trē How to pronounce basketry (audio)
plural basketries
1
2
: the art or craft of making baskets or objects woven like baskets

Examples of basketry in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Fashioned from pan-African basketry techniques rendered in an industrial form with steel rods and bronze knotting, a sleek, elegant, Ife-style head is set before a ledge against a backdrop of blue sky and rolling green hills. Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2024 Johnson had the ability to bring his work out of the narrow confines of basketry and to serve as a cultural ambassador, Dittemore said. Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 15 May 2024 Here, tribal consultants have collaborated on displays of exquisite pottery, basketry, and dress by Hopi, Yavapai, and Zuni peoples, among others. Leslie Camhi, Travel + Leisure, 30 Mar. 2024 The interdisciplinary team analyzed 76 artifacts made of wood, reeds, and esparto, including basketry, cords, mats, and a wooden mallet. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 29 Sep. 2023 Some of the basketry turned out to be even older than the sandals, providing the first direct evidence of basketry weaving among the hunter-gatherers and early farmers of the region. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 29 Sep. 2023 Researchers with the Universidad de Alcalá and the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona said that the discoveries were the first direct evidence of basketry among hunter-gatherer societies and early farmers in Southern Europe. Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 1 Oct. 2023 Other handmade crafts ranging from basketry, ceramics/pottery, fibers, floral, glass, jewelry, soap, metal- and woodwork will be featured. Maria Morales, Baltimore Sun, 19 Sep. 2023 Others were skilled in various traditional crafts, including pottery making, weaving, basketry and wood carving. Rodney Coates, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of basketry was in 1851

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“Basketry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/basketry. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.

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basketry

noun
bas·​ket·​ry ˈbas-kə-trē How to pronounce basketry (audio)
1
: the art or craft of making objects (as baskets) by weaving or braiding long slender pieces
2
: objects produced by basketry

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