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basketry|ˈbɑːskɪtrɪ, -æ-|
[see -ry; cf. pottery.]
a. Basket-work, basket-ware.
1851Art Jrnl. Sept. 231 Matting and basketry in all their branches. 1883Burton & Cameron Gold Coast I. iv. 95 Basketry, and..wicker chairs.
b. The art or craft of basket-making.
1893K. A. Sanborn Truthful Woman S. Calif. viii. 104 The art of basketry is rapidly deteriorating [among Indians]. 1905Daily Chron. 24 May 3/5 The Red Indians of America had their own particular craft of basketry. 1957Encycl. Brit. III. 180/2 No satisfactory automatic basket-weaving machinery was perfected. True basketry, therefore, remains a handicraft. |
