🖼ap art history review

Basketry

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

An artistic technique in Native American art involving the weaving or coiling of plant fibers to create functional containers and decorative objects.

AP course connection

Topic 5.2: 5.2 Materials, Processes, and Techniques in Indigenous American Art

Unit 5