Take a look at the mda's site - either the Archaeological Object Names
Thesaurus, or the listing of known terminology sources - Wordhoard.

www.mda.org.uk


David Dawson
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Museums and Galleries Commission
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> From:         Laura Sampson[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Reply To:     Museum discussion list
> Sent:         09 October 1998 20:56
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> Subject:      Basketry Nomenclature
>
> My name is Laura Sampson and I am a 2nd year grad student in the Arts
> and Administration program at the University of Oregon.
> Currently, I am begining work on my Master's Project which involves
> cataloging and classifying a basketry collection.
> I am wondering if there is a standardized nomenclature/object name
> list for basketry.  According to Chenhall's
> nomeclature book, basket is not an object name...a basket is a type of
> unclassified container.  This system can prove difficult
> when attempting to classify and categorize a large collection of
> baskets.  Is there a standardized list for naming baskets?
> For example, is there a list the specifies when a basket is a vase,
> pot, bowl, plate, etc.?  Any advice, contact names, or suggested
> books would be much appreciated.  I have never worked with basketry
> before so this is completely new territory for me.
> Thank you all for your help!
> Laura Sampson
>