basket weaver
Wicker craftsperson, traditionally
A basket weaver is someone who makes baskets by interlacing flexible materials like reeds, willow, or grasses.
The craft is ancient and practiced worldwide.
Figuratively, basket weaving sometimes serves as shorthand for easy or impractical academic pursuits: He's majoring in basket weaving—suggesting coursework without rigor or career value.
- reedsHollow-stemmed marsh plants
- willowNarrow-leaved waterside tree
- wickerPliant twig for weaving
- artisanSkilled manual tradesperson
- craftsmanSkilled manual worker
folk art · handmade · coiled · twined · rushes · rattan · handle · loom · traditional · folk · straw · splint · gathering · patterns · plaiting · native · pottery · craft fair
- folk artistsGrandma Moses, naive art, woodcarver, woodcarvers, whittler
- craftspeoplepotter, blacksmith, artisan, potters, craftsman
- artisan craftshandmade goods, fine jewelry, artisan crafts, handcrafted furniture, watchmaking
- artisanspotter, blacksmith, cobbler, jeweler, tailor
- craftsmenblacksmith, carpenter, cobbler, mason, potter
- cultural creatorsartist, musician, dancer, singer, writer
craft medium
basket weaverpotter
Maker of clay vessels
metalsmith · glassblower · blacksmith · ceramicist · metalworker
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