Sturdy and inexpensive, oak-splint baskets were used in almost every kitchen and barn on the old homesteads. Prized now by collectors, these plain, undecorated, utilitarian forms tended to fall by the ...
Sturdy and inexpensive, oak-splint baskets were used in almost every kitchen and barn on the old homesteads. Prized now by collectors, these plain, undecorated, utilitarian forms tended to fall by the ...
Humans have been weaving limbs, vines and leaves together for thousands of years. Archaeologists have shown that baskets pre-date pottery in certain areas of the world. They come in all shapes and ...
The Adirondack Museum in Blue Mountain Lake, NY, honored the history and tradition of Mohawk basket making this past summer. For many generations,... Dec 30, 2015 — The Adirondack Museum in Blue ...
The Fenimore Art Museum in Cooperstown will presents “Plain and Fancy: Native American Splint Baskets,” an exhibition of baskets spanning two centuries. The art of ash splint basketry is a synthesis ...
DULUTH - It was like a Norman Rockwell painting. Four people hoisted a large log onto their shoulders. Through the snow, they trudged about 100 feet from a ground-level workshop to a Congdon Park ...
NEW PALTZ, N.Y.— Historic Huguenot Street will present the free special exhibition, “Indigenous Woodsplint Baskets,” at the DuBois Fort Visitor Center at 81 Huguenot St. from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. between ...
If ever a region had a built-in set of trademarks, it’s the Adirondacks. From the iconic Adirondack chair to the utilitarian guide boats to the rustic birch-bark and twig furniture, New York’s North ...
Traditional basketmaking; A composer's impact; An author's heartfelt children's book In this edition of WLIW Arts Beat, a basketmaker transforms black ash splints and sweetgrass into works of art; a ...
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