Basket Maker

American  

noun

1. an American Indian culture of the southwestern U.S. from 100 b.c. to a.d. 65 that developed in three phases, immediately preceded the Pueblo culture, and was noted for its basketry, agriculture, use of the bow and arrow, and, in its later stages, the building of semisubterranean houses.

2. an American Indian belonging to the Basket Maker culture.

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Basket Maker British  

noun

1. a member of an early Native American people of the southwestern US, preceding the Pueblo people, known for skill in basket-making

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Etymology

Origin of Basket Maker

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

Three of the Late Basket Maker pit houses were found, giving the first evidence that these people had used the caves before the cliff dwellers.

From Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado by United States. Dept. of the Interior

In 1926 also a low, deep cave opposite Fire Temple was excavated, and a small amount of Basket Maker material found.

From Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado by United States. Dept. of the Interior

Excavation in Step House Cave and discovery of its occupation by Basket Maker III people more than 3 centuries in advance of cliff dweller occupation.

From Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado by United States. Dept. of the Interior

In 1922 one of the Late Basket Maker pit houses was excavated on the mesa above Square Tower House.

From Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado by United States. Dept. of the Interior

Late Basket Maker House A, formerly known as Earth Lodge A, is an example of this early type of structure.

From Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado by United States. Dept. of the Interior