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A tell-tale tradition: the story knives of Yup’ik girls
From a very early age, young Yup’ik girls are given a “story knife”: a tool used to draw pictures in mud or snow. Continue reading
Counter Space at MOMA
Counter Space explores the twentieth-century transformation of the kitchen and highlights MoMA’s recent acquisition of an unusually complete example of the iconic “Frankfurt Kitchen,” designed in 1926–27 by the architect Grete Schütte-Lihotzky. Continue reading
Plants that Lived with Dinosaurs
It might be surprising to learn that while animal species such as the dinosaurs have become extinct, there are still ancient plant species flourishing here on earth today. Continue reading
Wickerwork and Willow
Wicker is the generic name of a range of materials which are formed into wickerwork, or objects and usually furniture. Sometimes wicker is used generically to describe basketry or objects made with basketry techniques. In fact, the word is derived from the 12th century Scandinavian viker meaning “willow branch” andvika meaning “to bend.” Willow osiers are the most common materials, however strips cut from the inner stalks of rattan, paper-coated wire, plastic strips and a range of other materials have all been used. Continue reading
