American Baskets: A Cultural History Of A Traditional Domestic Art; Author: Shaw, Robert; Author: Photographer Burris, Ken; Hardback; Book

Author: Shaw, Robert; Author: Photographer Burris, Ken
Hardback; Book; Colour Illustrations
224 pages
Published: November 2000
Random House USA Inc
ISBN: 0609603337
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Once among the most common of household objects, handmade baskets have a cachet that has never been equaled. As a fixture in the popular country style of decorating, collectors search out both fine antiques and outstanding contemporary creations.Beautifully photographed, American Baskets analyzes the influences of both Native Americans and early settlers, including the Aleut and Hopi, as well as the Quakers and Pennsylvania Dutch. Author Robert Shaw (the information source on major U.S. crafts -- Booklist) mentions every type of basket indigenous to this country: ash splint farm baskets, rattan lightship baskets, rye straw baskets, African-American rush baskets, and more. A resource guide listing museums that house basket exhibits, antiques dealers and auction houses thatPresents a comprehensive overview of American basket-making's history and artistry, citing the influence of such groups as the Native Americans, Quakers, and Pennsylvania Dutch, and profiling each basket type indigenous to America. North America and a resource listing of museums, antiques dealers, a