Big basket

Big basket

A piece with a flat, quadrangular base, made from hazel strips, with high, globular sides opening into a circular mouth, finished with a thick rim formed by two long rods split lengthwise and placed on either side, stitched to the weave. It has no handles; the rim itself serves as the element for gripping and carrying.

1960-70s

Carmen Pérez Maestro

Asturian

Physical Object

689

Macona/Goxa/Maniega

Fanjul, J. A., Rodriguez del Cueto, F., y Expósito, D. (2024). La cestería en Asturias: Una técnica milenaria. Gijón: Museo del pueblo de Asturias, Principado de Asturias.

cm x base diameter 95; mouth diameter 86cm x 62cm

current,43.178579,-5.333501;

Spain

1672

Hazel wood

Basketmaker’s tools include a knife and a drawknife. A fundamental element is the so-called basketmaker’s bench, which is the tool on which the basketmaker works and shapes the wooden strips.

Museo de la madera de Caso, Asturias

Local

Thick hazel rods are used, which must be boiled and then split with a knife to obtain wooden strips; these strips are smoothed with a drawknife, holding them in place with the aid of a bench or a board. First of all, it is necessary to make the base of the piece, a process also known as making the bottom, setting, or founding the basket; to do this, craftspeople usually kneel on the base on the ground to secure it. The process begins by forming the cross, laying out the first strips that will serve as the starting point of the piece. Next, the different strips are woven perpendicularly. Then, the strips of the bottom are bent inwards to form the stakes (uprights). The weaving of the sides then begins, taking care with those first rounds; as the weaving progresses, the work is tightened or beaten down. To continue one strip with another, a join is made by splicing it to the previous one, ensuring that the desired shape is maintained. As a final step before placing the rim, the excess ends of the sides are trimmed to the same height with a knife. Once the weaving process is complete, the basket is finished by fitting the rim, a process also known as rimming the basket.

Transport and storage of grain and grass.

For personal use and for sale

Unknown

Harvesting, agriculture and transport

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