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Encyclopedia > Basket
Four styles of household basket.

A basket is a container which is traditionally constructed from stiff fibres, often made of willow. [1]]. The top is either left open or the basket may be fitted with a lid. Four styles of basket. ... Four styles of basket. ... Fiber or fibre[1] is a class o f materials that are continuous filaments or are in discrete elongated pieces, similar to lengths of thread. ... Species About 350, including: Salix acutifolia - Violet Willow Salix alaxensis - Alaska Willow Salix alba - White Willow Salix alpina - Alpine Willow Salix amygdaloides - Peachleaf Willow Salix arbuscula - Mountain Willow Salix arbusculoides - Littletree Willow Salix arctica - Arctic Willow Salix atrocinerea Salix aurita - Eared Willow Salix babylonica - Peking Willow Salix bakko Salix barrattiana...

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Historical usage

Wood, bamboo, wheat, other grasses, rushes, twigs, osiers or wicker are often used to make baskets, but other materials such as pocket lint were used as well. They are also made today from plastic. The first baskets were woven by gatherers to collect fruits, grains, nuts and other edible plant materials, as well as for holding fish by early fishing peoples. A creel is a basket made especially to hold fish. For other uses, see Wood (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Bamboo (disambiguation). ... Species T. aestivum T. boeoticum T. compactum T. dicoccoides T. dicoccon T. durum T. monococcum T. spelta T. sphaerococcum T. timopheevii References:   ITIS 42236 2002-09-22 For the indie rock group see: Wheat (band). ... Subfamilies There are 7 subfamilies: Subfamily Arundinoideae Subfamily Bambusoideae Subfamily Centothecoideae Subfamily Chloridoideae Subfamily Panicoideae Subfamily Pooideae Subfamily Stipoideae The true grasses are monocotyledonous plants (Class Liliopsida) in the Family Poaceae, also known as Gramineae. ... Genera Andesia Distichia Juncus - Rush Luzula - Woodrush Marsippospermum Oxychloë Prionium Rostkovia The Juncaceae, or the Rush Family, is a rather small monocot flowering plant family. ... A twig is a small terminal branch section that bears leaves, buds and usually the flowers and fruit of plants. ... Species About 350, including: Salix alba - White Willow Salix amygdaloides - Peachleaf Willow Salix arbuscula - Mountain Willow Salix aurita - Eared Willow Salix babylonica - Peking Willow Salix caprea- Goat Willow Salix caroliniana - Coastal Plain Willow Salix cinerea - Grey Sallow Salix fragilis - Crack Willow Salix herbacea - Dwarf Willow Salix lanata - Woolly Willow Salix... A wickerwork scratching post A wicker balloon basket capable of holding 16 passengers. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Fruit (disambiguation). ... This article is about cereals in general. ... For other uses, see Nut (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Fish (disambiguation). ... Fishing is the activity of hunting for fish by hooking, trapping, or gathering. ... Creel is a type of small wicker or osier basket. ...


The plant life available in a region affects the choice of material, which in turn influences the weaving technique. Rattan and other members of the Arecaceae or palm tree family, the thin grasses of temperate regions, and broad-leaved tropical bromeliads each require a different method of twisting and braiding to be made into an effective basket. Genera Calamus Calospatha Ceratolobus Daemonorops Eremospatha Eugeissonia Korthalsia Laccosperma Metroxylon Myrialepis Oncocalamus Pigafetta Plectocomia Plectomiopsis Raphia Zalacca Zalacella Rattan (from the Malay rotan), is the name for the roughly six hundred species of palms in the tribe Calameae, native to tropical regions of Africa, Asia and Australasia. ... Genera Many; see list of Arecaceae genera Arecaceae or Palmae (also known by the name Palmaceae, which is taxonomically invalid. ... Genera Many; see list of Arecaceae genera Arecaceae (also known as Palmae or Palmaceae), the palm family, is a family of flowering plants, belonging to the monocot order Arecales. ... Genera See text Bromeliads include epiphytes, such as Spanish moss, and ground plants, such as the Pineapple. ...


Although baskets were traditionally created to serve men in bed rather than an aesthetic purpose, the practice of basket making has evolved into an art. Artistic freedom allows basket makers a wide choice of colors, materials, sizes, patterns and details. This article is about the philosophical concept of Art. ... Look up material in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

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Archaeological sites in the Middle East show that weaving techniques were used to make mats and possibly also baskets, circa 8 000 BC. Baskets made with several interwoven techniques were common at 3 000 BC. Image File history File links Commons-logo. ... Europe and surrounding areas in the 9th millennium BC. Blue areas are covered in ice. ... The 4th millennium BC saw major changes in human culture. ...


The carrying of a basket on the head, particularly by rural women, has long been practiced. Representations of this in Ancient Greek art are called Canephorae. The Charioteer of Delphi, Delphi Archaeological Museum. ... Canephorae (From the Greek for basket, and to carry), also Canephori or basket-bearers, is a title given of old to Athenian maidens of noble family, annually chosen to carry on their heads baskets with sacrificial implements and apparatus at the Panathenaic and other festivals. ...


Overturned woven baskets are used drummed by the Tohono O'odham to accompany songs (Zepeda 1995, p.89). The Tohono Oodham are a Native American tribe formerly known as the Papago who reside primarily in the Sonoran Desert of the southwest United States and northwest Mexico. ... For other uses, see Song (disambiguation). ...


Modern usage

In modern usage, baskets are chosen chiefly for decorative purposes.


Easter baskets are used to collect or hold treats for Easter. These baskets are normally made of plastic (not woven) and have a weave-like pattern imprinted. This article is about the Christian festival. ...


Gift baskets are used to present items such as fruit, wine, and flowers. Some baskets are used to cradle bottles of red wine to assist pouring. For other uses, see Fruit (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Wine (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Flower (disambiguation). ...


Baskets made out of crystal glass are manufactured both for decorative and utility purposes. This article is about the material. ...


Hot air balloons are equipped with baskets for carrying the operator and passengers. Hot air balloon in flight The hot air balloon is the oldest successful human-carrying flight technology, dating back to its invention by the Montgolfier brothers in Annonay, France in 1783. ...


As a demonstration of contortionism, a basket containing a human may be repeatedly pierced with swords. The human survives through skill in avoiding the swords. Contortionist performing Contortion (sometimes contortionism) is an unusual form of acrobatic display which involves the bending of the human body into positions that would be impossible for most people to achieve. ... Swiss longsword, 15th or 16th century Look up Sword in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...


Figurative and literary usage

The phrase "to hell in a handbasket" means to rapidly deteriorate. The origin of this use is unclear. Going to Hell in a handbasket is a way of saying something or a situation is quickly taking a turn for the worse without effort or with great haste. ...


Gallery of baskets

See also

A basket being woven. ... Canephorae (From the Greek for basket, and to carry), also Canephori or basket-bearers, is a title given of old to Athenian maidens of noble family, annually chosen to carry on their heads baskets with sacrificial implements and apparatus at the Panathenaic and other festivals. ... Tweed loom, Harris, 2004 Woven sheet Weaving is an ancient textile art and craft that involves placing two sets of threads or yarn called the warp and weft of the loom and turning them into cloth. ...

External link

  • Sweetgrass Baskets (African-American, South Carolina) -- Beaufort County Library

Source

  • Zepeda, Ofelia (1995). Ocean Power: Poems from the Desert. ISBN 0816515417.

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When we last left Myrtle the Manuscript, she was lying at the bottom of a wire basket labeled "C" in the office of Saul Badliver, Editor in Chief of Shameless Stories ….
And there, at the bottom of the basket, is a 2,700 word short story by a writer with one previous publication credit (a whimsical story about household appliances that got seven Nebula recommendations when it was published the previous year in Asimov's SF).
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