Indian basketry, and How to make Indian and other baskets (1903)
James, George Wharton, 1858-1923, James, George Wharton, 1858-1923 · Glorieta, N.M., Rio Grande Press · leaf 310
are largely cul-tivated for basket-making. In Europe the Almond-leafed willow(Salix Amvgdalina) and especially the Golden Willow or osier (S.Vitellina) are used for this purpose. Most of the coarse basketryof England is made from this latter species, and the finer work is madeby splitting the… … FIG. 160. DEERFIELD STRAW BASKETS. is and shall be glad to be enlightened. The Century Dictionary givesSisal grass and Sisal hemp, which is the fibre of the agave ixtli orhenequen, but I can find no reference to Sisal Willow. Mat splints, especially when made of palmetto or similar material,are…
Indian baskets -- North America · Basket making
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