Anne Lane schrieb:
> Calling all twillers, platters, coilers and twiners - as part of my duties
> assisting with the cataloguing of our African ethnographic collection, I
> need to write descriptions of a couple of dozen baskets.  I find I know so
> little about the structure of any save coiled baskets that I sound like a
> moron.  I need a good basic text that would describe the terminology for
> the parts and techniques of basketry, and some general information about
> the types of materials used.  Alternatively, if I could talk to someone who
> knows baskets and can answer questions and recommend resources, I would be
> eternally grateful.  TIA - Anne
> Anne T. Lane
> Curatorial Assistant
> Museum of York County
> 4621 Mount Gallant Road
> Rock Hill, SC 29715
> 803-329-2121, ext 104

If it would help somehow - we are publishing a long thesaurus on basquetry next
month, but it is in German. (About DM 90.- + postage on a diskette).
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