Navajo wedding baskets and Apache water baskets; sweet-grass and black ash splint baskets from New York State; rattan hanging baskets from Bangladesh; raffia embroidery from China; Japanese bamboo openwork; Berber baskets from Morocco; Zulu coiled pots; rope-rim baskets from Catalonia; black maple from Hungary; birch-bark strips from Finland; picnic baskets from France; horsehair from Chile; plaited yucca from Mexico... Baskets, with their simplicity and versatility, have survived the rise and fall of all the world's great ...
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Navajo wedding baskets and Apache water baskets; sweet-grass and black ash splint baskets from New York State; rattan hanging baskets from Bangladesh; raffia embroidery from China; Japanese bamboo openwork; Berber baskets from Morocco; Zulu coiled pots; rope-rim baskets from Catalonia; black maple from Hungary; birch-bark strips from Finland; picnic baskets from France; horsehair from Chile; plaited yucca from Mexico... Baskets, with their simplicity and versatility, have survived the rise and fall of all the world's great civilizations. So functional that they were once taken for granted, today they are collected and displayed for their elegance, the decorative power of their immemorial patterns, the respect of their makers for natural materials, and -- not least -- their affordability. While basketmaking as a living art and craft has an extensive modern literature, this is the first book to provide a worldwide survey, revealing common solutions to design and construction within a dazzling range of styles. The book is organized into five principal sections, containing over eighty individual topics, each richly illustrated. -- Materials: from bamboo and bark, rattan and rushes, to palms and grasses and leaf fibers. -- Techniques: from twining and plaiting to coiling, linking, and looping. -- Decoration: from natural colors and dyes to embroidery and embellishment. -- Everyday basketry: from cradles, fishing, and storage to rites of passage. -- Wider applications: from art to hats, architecture to transport. With over 700 illustrations of baskets and basketry, a guide to collecting, a glossary, information on where to see baskets, and a bibliography, this survey willprove essential for anyone concerned with art, craft, decorative objects, and interior design.
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Seller's Description:
VG (Boards are lightly edgeworn; interior is clean; binding is solid. ). VG (DJ is lightly edgeworn; there is a sticker from the previous owner on the top corner of front cover. ) Purple boards with debossed design and gilt lettering; ivory DJ with color photo-illustration; 216 pp.; richly illustrated. "Hundreds of illustrations, many in color, highlight a fascinating study of the art of traditional basketry from around the world, capturing the beauty and functionality of works ranging from Navajo wedding baskets and Chinese raffia embroidery to Japanese bamboo openwork, French picnic baskets, and Berber works from Morocco."--Antiques Roadshow Book Club.
