Researchers in southern Spain recently discovered and examined the oldest evidence of basketry and sandals in Europe, revealing previously unknown details about hunter-gatherers and farming societies ...

Birds do it. Bees do it. We do it. Construct containers to hold stuff, that is. It seems instinctual. Witness Hold Everything, Storables and The Container Store. They like our obsession, big time.

The humble basket has come a long way in recent years. Twenty-first century artists have elevated the modest utilitarian implement to an art form of expressive resiliency. The Hunterdon Art Museum ...

Close-up photo shows the detail of a contemporary basket by weaver Susanne Hammel-Sawyer. (Courtesy photo) The living art of Chumash basketry, a tradition with deep roots in the Santa Barbara region, ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Ancient legend says the Tunica-Biloxi people emerged from a hole in the ground, guarded by two alligators. One alligator was red and brought the summer. The other was blue and brought the winter. The ...

A group of Caddo are working to restore and revitalize their endangered tradition of river cane bask In the mid-1800’s, the Hasinai Caddo were forcibly removed from their East Texas Homeland. Today a ...

The ancient Native American art of basket weaving is undergoing a revival. A new exhibit at the Autry National Center of the American West brings together some of the finest traditional and modern ...

In a workroom overlooking the Columbia River on Saturday, a few dozen attendees fill two long tables in the Education Center of the Maryhill Museum of Art in Goldendale, Washington, eager to create ...