basketry

[ bas-ki-tree, bah-ski- ]

/ ˈbæs kɪ tri, ˈbɑ skɪ- /

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noun

baskets collectively; basketwork.

the art or process of making baskets.

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Origin of basketry

First recorded in 1850–55; basket + -ry

Words nearby basketry

basketful, basket-handle arch, basket hilt, Basket Maker, basket-of-gold, basketry, basket star, basket weave, basketweaver, basketwork, Baskin

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How to use basketry in a sentence

On many occasions, we also saw Pumé girls learn the basics of weaving by going to the trash midden and collecting simple forms of discarded basketry, which they slowly unweave and then reweave to re-create the piece.
What Industrial Societies Get Wrong About Childhood - Issue 108: Change|Karen L. Kramer|December 1, 2021|Nautilus
The volute form is particularly adapted to the decoration of basketry, of which fig. 299 is a specimen.
The Swastika|Thomas Wilson
Women: Waist-skirt of vegetal fibre or buckskin, and basketry cap; robe and moccasins on occasion.
The Myths of the North American Indians|Lewis Spence
Time passed so quickly that the call for their class in basketry seemed almost to overlap the rest hour.
The Girl Scouts at Camp Comalong|Lillian Garis

He next adjusted the skin carefully over a basketry head-frame and placed the latter securely upon his head.
Pomo Bear Doctors|Samuel Alfred Barrett
The same is true of Hopi basketry; its methods, designs, and symbolism are all a matter of memory and tradition.
The Unwritten Literature of the Hopi|Hattie Greene Lockett

British Dictionary definitions for basketry

basketry

/ (ˈbɑːskɪtrɪ) /

noun

the art or practice of making baskets

baskets collectively

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