BASKETRY

What is Basketry?
Is a craft of making
objects by weaving or
coiling together
materials like grasses
or twigs. The resulting
objects are called
Baskets.
 IMPORTANCE OF
BASKETRY
Basketry played important role in the
gathering, storage and preparation of
food. Baskets were used to gather
roots,berries,shellfish and other foods.
Sturdy burden baskets capable of
holding large and heavy loads were
worn on the back and carried using a
tumpline.
 HISTORY OF BASKETRY

Basket weaving dates

back a very long time.
In fact, it pre-dates some
forms of pottery and
woven cloth. Evidence
for this has been
discovered in the form
of stone carvings from
around 20,000 years
 HISTORY OF BASKETRY
The materials used would have depended on
people’s surrounding and varied considerably,
from willow to roots, brambles, vines, oak, ash,
hazel, bamboo, leaves, straw, rush and bark.
Some things were woven, others were coiled.
Basket were woven and lined with clay to create
waterproof bowls. Houses were built with
basket work ( wattle) and daubed with mud,
right up until the 1700s.
 HISTORY OF BASKETRY
Basketry was a hugely popular form
of packaging- it was used for
transporting fish, dairy products, brick,
stone, coal, and manure and also for
woven animal muzzles, bird traps, eel
traps, lobster pots, and coracles.
 Kinds of Basketry Products

1.Coiled Basketry 3.Twining Basketry

4.Wicker & Splint

2.Plaiting Basketry
Basketry
Is technique of basketry
used by Native Americans 1.Coiled Basketry
across North America.
Coil baskets of different
regions have various
styles of construction
depending upon the
materials used in the coil,
and the type of stitch used
to fasten or interlock the
 Is a technique involves
2.Plaiting Basketry weaving wide materials,
similar in shape to ribbons
although at its most
elaborate it can be closer to
textile weaving than any
other basketry technique. In
this craft both the stakes as
well as he weaving
material's are identical,
which are then woven
together at right angles.
Is done by using materials 3.Twining Basketry
from roots and tree bark.
This is a weaving
technique where two or
more flexible weaving
elements “weavers” cross
each other as they weave
through the stiffer radial
spokes.
4.Wicker & Splint Is sometimes called “stake
Basketry or strand” basketry. Often
this type of basketry has
different materials for the
stakes and weavers, garden-
chair. The “sprints” are
almost always thicker than
the weaves and are made
from tree wood such as
willow, ash, and reed.
BASKETRY
MATERIALS

Rattan Core
Also known as reed. It boasts a strong core
and is thus durable and even hard to break.
The solid core of rattan along with vertical
grains is harvested and cut into smaller
sections and is generally steamed to give
varied shapes.
Abaca or
Manila Hemp
Extracted from the leaf-stems. It is
the strongest of the natural fibers
and resistant to saltwater damages.
It is also the traditional source of
lustrous fiber hand-loomed into
various indigenous textiles in the
Philippines.
 Pandan
A tropical plant. It has fragrant
leaves which are used widely for
flavoring in the cuisines. Baskets
made of Pandan are used as a pot
for cooking rice.
Tikug
Belongs to the grass family and also
known as Philippine sedge Scirpus
grossus. It is very versatile, pliable,
and smooth. Because of its good
characteristics it has popular and
excellent materials used in weaving
quality mats (Banig).
 Buri Palm or Karagumoy
Corypha Leaves

Pandanus simplex is an economically

Is the most stately and largest of the
Philippines palms. It is an excellent
material for making coiled basket
important species of Pandanus
(Screwpine)endemic to the Philippines.
Its leaves and fber are used widely in the
Philippines for thatching, ropes, and
weaving various traditional handicrafts
like baskets and mats.
 Nito Fern

Dog rose, honeysuckle

and blackberry briars.
Grows best in humid, shaded Are examples of plants used once
places where timber is not very their spikes are creepers have been
thick. There are bout ten worn off.
different species of nito fern
found in the Philippines. Nito
climbs and twines around
 Willow
Grows fast and is easy to
harvest. It is also known for
its flexibility.
Water Hyacinth
Has become a serious pest in
some areas. For it become
useful, water hyacinth is made
into one of the materials to
make handicrafts.
 Bamboo

Is a prime material for making all

sorts of baskets, since it is the main
material that is available and suitable
for basketry.
BASKETRY
TOOLS
 Awl
A tool that are used to punch
holes in leather, wood, and
other materials. The purpose of
an awl is o puncture a material
in a way that doesn’t create a
cut line.
 Bodkin
A tool that are used for
easing cane into position
and for tapping down the
rows of weaving of keeping
the work level.
Secateurs

Are used for cutting off

ends of a cane.
 Nose Pliers
Are used to pinch the reed
where you want to bend it at
right angle when making
products.
Tape Measure or
Meter Stick
Used for measuring raw
materials.
 Rapping Iron
Looks similar to chisel, but
it is blunt and used for
tapping down the willow
weave onto position.
 Utility Knife
Used for cutting materials,
sharpening stakes, and
trimming. It is originally a
fixed blade knife with a
cutting edge suitable for
general work.
 Thank You

Jeby Nicole
Roselyn Honculada Sabacajan
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