Thus these successive bundles were bound together edge to edge, and a flat surface built up. This was edged round in the same way. In basket making exactly the same principle was followed, with great neatness. The rush sandals soled with leather, leather sandals alone, and leather shoes, were all used. read more
Weave base constructions were often used in mattings and flexible, bag-like baskets which generally had handles for carrying. Coiling In coiling cordage is formed of braided or twisted strands of plant fibre, coiled into a two- or three-dimensional spiral and sewn together, resulting respectively in a mat or a basket. read more
Ancient Egyptian basketry Basketry is one of the most ancient crafts. The raw materials were widely available: grasses, above all the tough halfa varieties, sedges, reeds, stalks such as flax, twigs, leaves, most frequently of the date and doum palms, and occasionally leather . read more
The craft of basketry gave rise to pottery making because baskets were used as molds for some of the earliest pots. Consequently, the history of pottery and basketry, as unearthed and decoded by archaeologists, is irrevocably interwoven. read more