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Basket Weaver
Basket weaving (also basketry or basket making) is the process of weaving or sewing pliable materials into three-dimensional artifacts, such as baskets, mats, mesh bags or even furniture. Craftspeople and artists specialized in making baskets may be known as basket makers and basket weavers. Basket weaving is also a rural craft. Basketry is made from a variety of fibrous or pliable materials—anything that will bend and form a shape. Examples include pine, straw, willow, oak, wisteria, forsythia, vines, stems, animal hair, hide, grasses, thread, and fine wooden splints. There are many applications for basketry, from simple mats to hot air balloon gondolas. Many Indigenous peoples are renowned for their basket-weaving techniques. History While basket weaving is one of the widest spread crafts in the history of any human civilization, it is hard to say just how old the craft is, because natural materials like wood, grass, and animal remains decay naturally and constantly. So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucy Telles Paiute In Yosemite
Lucy is an English feminine given name derived from the Latin masculine given name Lucius with the meaning ''as of light'' (''born at dawn or daylight'', maybe also ''shiny'', or ''of light complexion''). Alternative spellings are Luci, Luce, Lucie, Lucia, and Luzia. The English Lucy surname is taken from the Norman language that was Latin-based and derives from place names in Normandy based on Latin male personal name Lucius. It was transmitted to England after the Norman Conquest in the 11th century (see also De Lucy). Feminine name variants *Luiseach (Irish) *Lusine, Լուսինե, Լուսինէ (Armenian) *Lučija, Лучија ( Serbian) *Lucy, Люси (Bulgarian) *Lutsi, Луци ( Macedonian) *Lutsija, Луција ( Macedonian) *Liùsaidh (Scottish Gaelic) *Liucija ( Lithuanian) *Liucilė ( Lithuanian) *Lūcija, Lūsija ( Latvian) *Lleucu (Welsh) *Llúcia (Catalan) *Loukia, Λουκία (Greek) *Luca ( Hungarian) *Luce ( French, Italian) *Lucetta (English) *Lucett ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
