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Blue, Black, and Red Shallow Basket: Researched by Jonathan Kodner

September, 2020 by Whitney Mosley

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During summers, Hausa women harvest different varieties of sweetgrass in order to weave them into bowls or flat tray baskets that are used to store or hold grains. The Blue, Black and Red Shallow Basket is a type of flat basket that is usually given as a wedding gift, and it is displayed as a colorful decoration when it is not being used. These baskets are still used today in … [Read more...] about Blue, Black, and Red Shallow Basket: Researched by Jonathan Kodner

Filed Under: 2020 Spring, ART 386: Art of Africa Tagged With: african art, African basketry, basketry, hausa culture

African Basketry: Researched by Lindsay Werner, Caitlin Baker, and Randi Ryder

September, 2020 by Sarah Teel

Basketry has developed in all parts of the world, and the objects produced reflect their uses, their meanings, and the cultures that made them.  Traditional cultures use basketry to make nets and weirs for hunting and fishing, to hold and distribute seeds during planting, to gather crops during the harvest, to process foods and materials, to store and ferment, and to hold, … [Read more...] about African Basketry: Researched by Lindsay Werner, Caitlin Baker, and Randi Ryder

Filed Under: 2016 Spring, ART 386: Art of Africa Tagged With: african art, bamana culture, basketry, double-bowl, flat basket, fruit basket, hausa culture, herb basket, iteso culture, kese kese, nut basket, ovambo culture, pende culture, zulu culture

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  • 2016 Fall, ART 385: Art of the Americas
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