Basket maker

Handicraft workers in wood, basketry and related materials apply traditional techniques to prepare raw materials such as seasoning and impregnating wood, straw, rattan, reeds, shells and other materials, and carve, model, assemble, weave, paint or decorate various articles for personal and household use or for decorative purposes. Basketry weavers, brush makers and related workers select and prepare materials such as bristle, nylon, fibre, thread, hair and wire to make wicker furniture, brushes and brooms, and weave various basketry articles.

• preparing raw materials of wood, straw, rattan, reeds, shells and other materials;
• carving floral or artistic designs on wooden surfaces for decorative purposes;
• carving, assembling, weaving, painting and decorating various articles for personal and household use such as salad bowls, serving spoons, cutting boards, trays, vases, jugs, baskets, straw hats, straw mats or similar articles;
• carving, assembling, weaving and painting various decorative articles such as statuettes or other sculptures, chess boards, jewellery and the like;
• making wicker furniture from rattan, cane, rushes, willow and similar materials;
• making various types of baskets from vine and willow twigs, rattan, reeds and similar materials;
• making basket bottoms by weaving strips of rattan, plywood or other material on a frame of willow rods;
• selecting and preparing brush materials such as bristle, nylon, fibre, thread and wire;
• selecting and preparing materials such as broomcorn, rushes and others.
• Examples of occupations in this unit group:
• Maker, brushes
• Maker, wicker furniture
• Maker, brooms
• Basket maker
• Weaver, wicker/rattan/straw/rope articles
• Worker, handmade wooden articles
• Worker, handmade straw/reed articles