basketry
noun
bas·ket·ry
ˈba-ski-trē 
plural basketries
1
2
: the art or craft of making baskets or objects woven like baskets
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The event will feature 120 American artists working in ceramics, decorative fiber, basketry, furniture, glass, jewelry, leather, metal, mixed-media, wood, paper and wearable art.
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Roger Catlin, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Apr. 2025
Visitors can also wander through a 3.5-acre garden that has native plants like dogbane and yerba mansa as well as exhibits about Chumash basketry, redwood canoes, and other traditions.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2025
Previous iterations centered on tapestries, explored weaving techniques and basketry and even reimagined stick chairs or, most recently, lamps.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 7 Apr. 2025
Purists may balk, and may have a right, but some of these contemporary add-ons, especially the exquisite Japanese basketry at Thomsen Gallery (C6), help explain the longevity of certain crafts.
—Walker Mimms, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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Roger Catlin, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Apr. 2025
Visitors can also wander through a 3.5-acre garden that has native plants like dogbane and yerba mansa as well as exhibits about Chumash basketry, redwood canoes, and other traditions.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2025
Previous iterations centered on tapestries, explored weaving techniques and basketry and even reimagined stick chairs or, most recently, lamps.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 7 Apr. 2025
Purists may balk, and may have a right, but some of these contemporary add-ons, especially the exquisite Japanese basketry at Thomsen Gallery (C6), help explain the longevity of certain crafts.
—Walker Mimms, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Basketry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/basketry. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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basketry
noun
bas·ket·ry
ˈbas-kə-trē
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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