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Sentance, a teacher, lecturer, and coauthor of World Textiles, presents a highly visual survey of baskets and basket making around the world. He briefly describes the basket-making process, from the source of the natural fibers to the weaving technique to the basket's form and function. In addition, examples of traditional, ceremonial, and functional basketry are examined from the perspectives of materials, techniques, and decorations. Throughout, the baskets are nicely and simply photographed, and historic images offer a perspective on both the basket maker and the weaving process. Because baskets are not merely carrying containers, additional chapters examine those created for fencing, fishing, storage, and tools and even those with larger applications, such as architecture. Concluding the work is a glossary, a guide to collecting and caring for these art objects, and an international listing of museums and collections. Recommended for decorative arts and craft collections. Judith Yankielun Lind, Roseland Free P.L., NJ
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Book Description
Navajo wedding baskets and Apache water baskets; sweetgrass 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.
Sentance, a teacher, lecturer, and coauthor of World Textiles, presents a highly visual survey of baskets and basket making around the world. He briefly describes the basket-making process, from the source of the natural fibers to the weaving technique to the basket's form and function. In addition, examples of traditional, ceremonial, and functional basketry are examined from the perspectives of materials, techniques, and decorations. Throughout, the baskets are nicely and simply photographed, and historic images offer a perspective on both the basket maker and the weaving process. Because baskets are not merely carrying containers, additional chapters examine those created for fencing, fishing, storage, and tools and even those with larger applications, such as architecture. Concluding the work is a glossary, a guide to collecting and caring for these art objects, and an international listing of museums and collections. Recommended for decorative arts and craft collections. Judith Yankielun Lind, Roseland Free P.L., NJ
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Book Description
Navajo wedding baskets and Apache water baskets; sweetgrass 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 800 illustrations of baskets and basketry, a guide to collecting, a glossary, information on where to see baskets, and a bibliography, this survey will prove essential for anyone concerned with art, craft, decorative objects, and interior design. 830 illustrations, 697 in color.
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