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1 author picked Basketry and Beyond as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
If you’re interested in the origins of creative thought, this is the book for you. Baskets are key, it turns out, in the connections now made between humans and the tool- and nest-making birds and chimpanzees. Containing, yes, but holding so much more than “stuff”, baskets from around the world are holders of pattern recognition, histories, and even wisdom.
From Mary's list on The best books to get you hooked on textile histories.
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