Straw Ropes and Wattle Walls: Aspects of the Material Culture of Basketry in Atlantic Scotland

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Abstract

Using evidence from material culture and language, the essay assembles a picture of basketyr, rope and wattle work as essential components of everyday life and of the synergy between the raw materials and skills of eye, hand and mind.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Material Culture of Basketry.
Subtitle of host publicationPractice, Skill and Embodied Knowledge.
EditorsStephanie Bunn, Victoria Mitchell
Place of PublicationLondon
PublisherBloomsbury Visual Arts. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pages135-142
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)978-1-3500-9404-8
ISBN (Print)978-1-3500-9403-1
Publication statusPublished - 26 Nov 2020

Keywords

  • basketry
  • memory
  • communities
  • crafts and skills

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