How to Use basketry in a Sentence

basketry

noun
  • The coil basketry technique can be done with longer pine needles (like longleaf pine and loblolly pine).
    — Tim MacWelch, Popular Science, 26 Dec. 2019
  • Think of basketry and fish traps, interlaced houses, and freedom.
    — airmail.news, 27 July 2024
  • That left little time for art like basketry or making personal adornment.
    — Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 24 Nov. 2024
  • Native Americans consume the oils and seeds from this plant, and use plant parts for dyes and fibers in basketry.
    — Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp, Indianapolis Star, 27 Apr. 2018
  • Medicinal and basketry plants cluster near the cool, life-giving water.
    — AZCentral.com, 18 Aug. 2021
  • For those with a penchant for functional art, the craft of basketry awaits under the guidance of skilled artisans.
    — Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024
  • Few places in the world, however, have as enormous a variety of basketry as England.
    — Deborah Needleman, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2018
  • The integrity of these pieces comes from their craftsmanship (note the scrap leather woven like basketry, and the macramé pieces) and also from their focus on form.
    — Vogue, 8 Oct. 2021
  • Lewis showed off willow and mesquite trees, water plants and devil’s claw, an essential component of the famed O’odham basketry art.
    — Debra Utacia Krol, azcentral, 22 May 2020
  • Beware the thousands of near-earth-orbit satellites weaving a basketry of reconnaissance around our blue planet.
    — Bucky McMahon, Esquire, 14 Sep. 2015
  • Diné women carry on a number of important and renowned craft traditions, including basketry and weaving.
    — Kiliii Yüyan, Travel + Leisure, 26 Nov. 2020
  • Native basketry caught the eyes of outsiders during Yosemite Indian Field Days.
    — Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2019
  • Johnson had the ability to bring his work out of the narrow confines of basketry and to serve as a cultural ambassador, Dittemore said.
    — Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 15 May 2024
  • From climbing and basketry to fishing and even medical applications, knots have myriad uses.
    — Emily Reed, Outside Online, 17 Jan. 2019
  • Everything from handmade copper leaves, basketry, stone mosaics, ceramics and rock work to metal and wood will add an unspoken beauty to each garden.
    — The Pecks, OregonLive.com, 21 May 2017
  • The linear structure of bamboo basketry maintains a remarkable clarity.
    — Roberta Smith, New York Times, 3 Aug. 2017
  • Hannie combines ceramic with pine needle basketry, as well as copper sculptures that also combine ceramic and weaving.
    — Pacific, Pacific San Diego Magazine, 28 July 2017
  • The Quinault are known for using a wide variety of materials in basketry in the 20th century.
    — oregonlive, 5 July 2023
  • This one-day event features basketry, glass, jewelry, oil painting, photography, pottery, woodworking and more.
    — baltimoresun.com, 11 May 2018
  • Categories for the show remained the same—ceramics, fiber and basketry, furniture, glass, jewelry, leather and metal, paper, wearable art and wood.
    — Roger Catlin, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Oct. 2020
  • Other handmade crafts ranging from basketry, ceramics/pottery, fibers, floral, glass, jewelry, soap, metal- and woodwork will be featured.
    — Maria Morales, Baltimore Sun, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Some of the basketry turned out to be even older than the sandals, providing the first direct evidence of basketry weaving among the hunter-gatherers and early farmers of the region.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Neptune also uses commercial dyes to achieve purples, pinks, yellows and other colors not seen in prior generations’ basketry.
    — Alicia Ault, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2023
  • Over time, basketry evolved into a craft among their descendants—with designs used to carry items such as sewing tools, homemade bread, and flowers—for both practical and economic purposes.
    — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
  • Hardy hopes analysis of other Neanderthal finds will reveal fragments of more perishable technologies, such as basketry and weaving.
    — Tom Metcalfe, NBC News, 9 Apr. 2020
  • In addition to the wood carving, the nine-day festival included cultural presentations such as finger weaving, bead art and basketry, as well as live music.
    — Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 22 June 2024
  • Cane work, or cannage, the distinctive, open-weave basketry material of thin rattan strips often used for seating on chairs and home furnishings, can be traced back to ancient Egypt.
    — Bonnie McCarthy, latimes.com, 8 Sep. 2017
  • Native artists displayed their traditional beadwork, basketry and jewelry at the Mombasa Pavilion, as groups of school children viewed their pieces in awe.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Oct. 2021
  • The tribe will also work to restore native vegetation to the land, especially plants the tribe has traditionally grown for food, basketry, medicine and ceremonies.
    — Tyrone Beason, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2024
  • These sites not only harbor once-plentiful species of plants, animals and birds but also a place for tribal members to gather materials for basketry or other cultural works.
    — AZCentral.com, 8 Aug. 2022

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