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Excerpt from Basketry of the Coast and Islands of the Pacific, Etc: Exhibited April, 1896, at the Portland Library
Pottery making and basket weaving are as old as the human race. As far back as there are any relics of human ity are found the traces of these industries, supplying no doubt a very positive human need. From the graves of the mound builders, from Etruscan tombs - far beyond the dawn of Roman power - from the ruins of Cyclopean con struction, Chaldean antiquities and from Egyptian cata combs come the evidences of this manufacture.
Aboriginal occupation of the American continents seems to be as old, if not older, than that of either Europe or Asia, and when we look upon the baskets and pottery gathered here we behold the results of an industry that originated in the very dawn of human existence and has been continued with but little change down to the present time. Our word basket has itself changed but little from its original, the Welsh basgawd meaning literally a weaving, or putting together, of splinters. The ancient Welsh, or Britons, were expert basket makers, and Roman annals tell us that the halls of wealthy Roman citizens were decorated with the beautiful and costly product of their handiwork. Made ''from whatever substances were most appropriate or convenient, they have been shaped by the needs and decorated by the fancy or superstitions of bar baric or semi-civilized peoples, and have served all purposes from plates to dwelling houses.
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Pottery making and basket weaving are as old as the human race. As far back as there are any relics of human ity are found the traces of these industries, supplying no doubt a very positive human need. From the graves of the mound builders, from Etruscan tombs - far beyond the dawn of Roman power - from the ruins of Cyclopean con struction, Chaldean antiquities and from Egyptian cata combs come the evidences of this manufacture.
Aboriginal occupation of the American continents seems to be as old, if not older, than that of either Europe or Asia, and when we look upon the baskets and pottery gathered here we behold the results of an industry that originated in the very dawn of human existence and has been continued with but little change down to the present time. Our word basket has itself changed but little from its original, the Welsh basgawd meaning literally a weaving, or putting together, of splinters. The ancient Welsh, or Britons, were expert basket makers, and Roman annals tell us that the halls of wealthy Roman citizens were decorated with the beautiful and costly product of their handiwork. Made ''from whatever substances were most appropriate or convenient, they have been shaped by the needs and decorated by the fancy or superstitions of bar baric or semi-civilized peoples, and have served all purposes from plates to dwelling houses.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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