It has inspired many modern-day home decor items, including planters. The intricate patterns and vibrant colors of these ...

Woven baskets are an iconic Rwandan staple. Originally used to store grains and carry fruit and vegetables, in recent years they have come to represent Rwandan culture; a symbol of peace, hope and ...

Did animals teach us one of the oldest forms of human technology? Did this technology teach us to count? These are just two of the themes being explored during a conference on basketry. Did animals ...

ETSHA, Botswana, April 25 (UNHCR) - Tourists visiting Botswana invariably buy some of the colourful baskets on offer in crafts shops to take home as souvenirs. Little do they know that these baskets ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. - Just a few years ago, Nikia Wigfall needed only to drive to the nearby marshes to harvest the sweetgrass that she and other descendants of slaves weave into the beautiful baskets ...

A conversational hum fills the Goongerah community hall, in the East Gippsland mountains. Loading... For one of Victoria's most remote places, it is busy. About 20 women and children sit in a circle, ...

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