She’s a basket case and proud of it

Weaving baskets is one of the oldest crafts.

The earliest known baskets were made 10,000 or 12,000 years ago, and were found in Fayim in Egypt. Interestingly, these finds pre-date the more enduring pottery remains — even though the natural materials, such as wood and grasses, that basket-makers use are liable to decay.

Familiar as we are with bags for everything — bags for life, discreet brown bags for your wine, and in countries yet to u pgrade, endless quantities of large plastic bags to carry your shopping home — it’s hard to imagine a time when people struggled with the many vital items that had to be transported.