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| − | A '''basket''' is a container that is generally made of woven vegetable matter. Typically during the [[medieval]] period, this material would be a [[wood]] like [[willow]]. |
+ | A '''basket''' is a container that is generally made of woven vegetable matter. Typically during the [[medieval]] [[period]], this material would be a [[wood]] like [[willow]]. |
==Viking Baskets== |
==Viking Baskets== |
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| − | Boards interpreted as [[Viking]] baskets have been recovered that have a wooden base and a wooden lid, which was carved with a basic horse shape. Coil baskets also have been discovered in Viking-age Lund and the Oseberg burial. There is also an undated example from the Farm Beneath the Sand, Greenland. |
+ | Boards interpreted as [[Viking]] baskets have been recovered that have a wooden base and a wooden lid, which was carved with a basic [[horse]] shape. Coil baskets also have been discovered in Viking-age Lund and the [[Oseberg]] burial. There is also an undated example from the Farm Beneath the Sand, [[Greenland]]. |
| − | ==13-14th Century Baskets== |
+ | ==[[13th century|13]]-[[14th Century]] Baskets== |
| − | A wicker basket lid from York, with willow rods woven around slats, has been discovered, which is of a unique construction in medieval Europe. |
+ | A wicker basket lid from [[York]], with [[willow]] rods woven around slats, has been discovered, which is of a unique construction in medieval [[Europe]]. |
| − | ==15th Century Baskets== |
+ | ==[[15th Century]] Baskets== |
| − | [[Wikipedia:Hieronymus_Bosch|Hieronymus Bosch]] depicts woven baskets in some of his |
+ | [[Wikipedia:Hieronymus_Bosch|Hieronymus Bosch]] depicts woven baskets in some of his [[painting]]s. These have handles on the side, wooden lids and a strap that loops across the shoulders. |
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Latest revision as of 10:32, 11 November 2009
A basket is a container that is generally made of woven vegetable matter. Typically during the medieval period, this material would be a wood like willow.
Viking Baskets
Boards interpreted as Viking baskets have been recovered that have a wooden base and a wooden lid, which was carved with a basic horse shape. Coil baskets also have been discovered in Viking-age Lund and the Oseberg burial. There is also an undated example from the Farm Beneath the Sand, Greenland.
13-14th Century Baskets
A wicker basket lid from York, with willow rods woven around slats, has been discovered, which is of a unique construction in medieval Europe.
15th Century Baskets
Hieronymus Bosch depicts woven baskets in some of his paintings. These have handles on the side, wooden lids and a strap that loops across the shoulders.
