basket maker

Weaves wicker containers

A basket maker is someone who weaves baskets from materials like willow, reed, or grass.

The term also refers specifically to members of an ancient Native American culture in the southwestern United States, named for the finely woven baskets found at their archaeological sites.

The basket maker demonstrated her craft at the county fair.

Related
  • weaverThread-interlacing craftsperson
  • wickerPliant twig for weaving
  • reedVibrating sliver for woodwinds
  • willowNarrow-leaved waterside tree
  • white oakPale-barked deciduous hardwood

craft · artisan · coiled · handle · native · Native American · Anasazi · pueblo · pottery · twined · splint · gathering · harvest · hands · tradition · fiber · oak · ash

Opposites
craft material/technique

basket makerpotter

Maker of clay vessels

metalsmith · glassblower · blacksmith · ceramicist · stonemason

creation vs. destruction of woven goods

basket makerunraveler

One who decodes complexity

production method

basket makerfactory worker

Manufacturing floor employee

machine operator · assembly line worker

Family

basket, maker, baskets, basketry, make, makes, made, making, remake

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Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G