Interwoven strips of material like wood or cane that form the structure of baskets or decorative patterns.
Compound of 'basket' (Old Norse origin) and 'work' (Old English 'werc'), originally describing the skilled craft of weaving baskets.
Basketwork patterns appear in ancient Egyptian tombs, Islamic geometric design, and even modern architecture—humans seem almost hardwired to find beauty in the simple weaving together of strips.
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