The craft or art of making baskets.
From 'basketmaker' + '-ing'. A gerund form describing the activity and craft of creating baskets.
Basketmaking is one of humanity's oldest crafts—predating pottery and weaving—because baskets are incredibly practical and their techniques spread across every culture independently, showing how practical minds solve the same problems.
Basketmaking has been predominantly women's work across cultures but is often presented in gender-neutral terms that obscure the gendered division of labor and women's economic contributions.
Use as-is, but when discussing historical context, acknowledge women's primary role in basketmaking traditions and their economic significance.
["basket craft","basket artisanship"]
Women have been primary custodians of basketmaking knowledge, trade networks, and innovation across Africa, Asia, Pacific, and Indigenous American cultures; this expertise deserves explicit recognition.
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