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In contrast to weaving, in the making of baskets flexible fibers are interwoven with their complementary rigid fibers.

The kinds of plant life available in a region will affect an ethnic group's choices in material, as well as influencing the technique and therefore the texture of the basket. RattanRattan are climbing palms of the genera Calamus and Daemonorops used for furniture and baskets. A rattan cane is a cane used to administer corporal punishment in many countries including Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei. See caning. See also Rattan furnitur and other members of the Arecaceaemany, see text Arecaceae (formerly Palmae or Palmaceae is the Palm Family of flowering plants, belonging to the monocot order Arecales. The type member of this family is the areca palm, the fruit of which is chewed with the betel leaf and often confused w or palm tree family, for instance, require a different method of twisting and braiding to be made into a basket from the thin grasses of temperate regions, as do other plants of the tropics with their characteristic broad leaves ( bromeliads, for instance).

Although baskets have always been created to serve a utilitarian rather than an aesthetic purpose, the practice of basket making has evolved into an artMona Lisa Although today the word art usually refers to the visual arts, the concept of what art is has continuously changed over centuries. Perhaps the most concise definition is its broadest—art refers to all creative human endeavors, excluding actions in its own right. Artistic freedom allows basket makers a wide variety of colors, materials, sizes, patterns and details to choose from.

In basketballBasketball is a ball sport in which two teams of five players each try to score points by throwing the ball through a basket. Basketball is highly suited to viewing by spectators, as it is primarily an indoor sport, played in a relatively small playing ar, the basket is the hoop with an open bottom as well as an open top in which a player tries to throw the ball, though in the early days of basketball the bottom was closed and people were obliged to fetch the ball from the basket using a ladderA ladder is a vertical set of steps. There are two types: rigid ladders that can be leaned against a vertical surface such as a wall, and rope ladders that are hung from the top. The steps of a ladder are called rungs, and the vertical members of a rigid.