Handled baskets

Handled baskets

Single-handled baskets woven in a chequered technique using hazel strips. They have rectangular bases, straight sides, and oval openings. The rim is finished with a split rod that secures the trimmed ends of the warp, and is fixed with a strip sewn in a spiral. Some of the strips feature pyrographed decoration. They have central handles, two of which are decorated with pyrography.

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Carmen Pérez Maestro

Asturian

Physical Object

691

Cestas con asa

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 cm x cm

current,43.178579,-5.333501;

Spain

1676

Hazel woood

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 rods of hazel and chestnut are used; these must be boiled and split with a knife to obtain strips of wood. The strips are then smoothed with a drawknife, holding them in place with the help of a workbench or a board. The strips are woven together by hand and tightened by striking them with a mallet and a wooden batten in order to produce a weave without gaps. The process ends by closing the basket at the top with a rim, which is secured with wooden rings.

Transport

For personal use and for sale

Unknown

Harvesting, agriculture and transport

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