Indigenous basket weaving

By Hannah Long Ohlone artist Linda Yamane has spent the last three years weaving 20,000 stitches and thousands of feathers and beads into a traditional tribal basket. Yamane is the first artist to follow the Ohlone basketweaving tradition in over 150 years, and her work displays just the enthusiasm and dedication to Indian culture that the […]

In the heart of the Amazon, a 2-hour river journey from the Southern Colombian town of Leticia, is home to the Okaima indigenous community. With only 350 members, their dedication to the art of basket weaving epitomises the sacred bond between mankind and Mother Earth. ⁠ ⁠ We recently crossed paths with José, founder of the artisan collective Yare Okaima, at an artisan fair in Bogotá, where we instantly fell head over heels for these baskets - handwoven from the Yaré palm found in the…

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Basket weaver and Country Living Guild member Jonathan Kline fulfills his dream of making traditional crafts while maintaining a rural lifestyle.

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Catalogue of a superb collection of early-mid 20th century Tutsi Prestige Basketry from Rwanda and Burundi. The minimalist, crisply patterned, sculptural fiber forms and containers are imbued with a subtle beauty and quality of perfection that reflects the impeccable artistry and refinement of technique of this renowned Central African basket-weaving tradition.

I used this during my Native American study with 4th grade. My students LOVED making woven baskets!! Must have an odd number of flaps for this to work out properly.

California and the Great Basin is an area of great cultural diversity. With regard to art, this is an area well-known for its basketry. Among some of the tribes, such as the Hupa and Maidu, woven ...

Learn how to turn an ordinary paper plate into a colourful woven bowl to store trinkets and treasures in. (Video tutorial included in post).

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I am offering an introduction to the Māori art of flax weaving in an intensive one day workshop in my studio. This is a workshop suitable for beginners. What do you get an introduction about types …