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Global Basketry Traditions: PTE Describe Image practice questions

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Natural Fibres in Basketry

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Global Raw Material Usage in Traditional Basketry (%). Willow and Hazel 35, Rattan and Cane 28, Bamboo Splints 18, Grasses and Reeds 12, Palm Leaves 7.

Global Raw Material Usage in Traditional Basketry (%)
  • Willow and Hazel: 35%
  • Rattan and Cane: 28%
  • Bamboo Splints: 18%
  • Grasses and Reeds: 12%
  • Palm Leaves: 7%
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CategoryValue (%)
Willow and Hazel35
Rattan and Cane28
Bamboo Splints18
Grasses and Reeds12
Palm Leaves7

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Production Time by Weaving Technique

Average Production Hours by Vessel Diameter (Hours). Coiling Technique: 20 cm 8, 30 cm 14, 40 cm 22, 50 cm 32. Plaiting Technique: 20 cm 3, 30 cm 5, 40 cm 9, 50 cm 14.

Average Production Hours by Vessel Diameter (Hours)
0102030405020 cm30 cm40 cm50 cm
  • Coiling Technique
  • Plaiting Technique
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20 cm30 cm40 cm50 cm
Coiling Technique8142232
Plaiting Technique35914
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Traditional Coiled Basketry Method

Stages of Producing a Coiled Storage Basket. Stage 1: Harvesting and sorting core grasses. Stage 2: Soaking binders in warm water. Stage 3: Starting the central base knot. Stage 4: Stitching spiral coils consecutively. Stage 5: Shaping walls with tension adjustments. Stage 6: Securing the rim and trimming ends.

Stages of Producing a Coiled Storage Basket
  1. 1.Harvesting and sorting core grasses
  2. 2.Soaking binders in warm water
  3. 3.Starting the central base knot
  4. 4.Stitching spiral coils consecutively
  5. 5.Shaping walls with tension adjustments
  6. 6.Securing the rim and trimming ends
4

Heritage Weaving Workshop Layout

Floor Plan of Traditional Basketry Workshop, north at the top. Soaking Vats in the north-west, Splitting Area in the north, Storage Racks in the east, Weaving Benches in the south.

Floor Plan of Traditional Basketry Workshop
Soaking VatsSplittingAreaStorage RacksWeaving BenchesN

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