Interlacing

Interlacing, the term for all constructions in which each element passes over and under other elements that cross its path, is one of the most ancient and universal of human inventions. The exhibition comprised a fascinating variety of interlaced forms, using materials as dissimilar as wire, bark, silk yarns, clay, dough and grasses. There were baskets from Thailand, masks of the American Indian, hats from Colombia, temple knots from Japan, boondoggles from Afghanistan, a ceremonial adze from New Guinea, nested wedding baskets of the Bobo people and more.