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An exhibition of Anina Major’s sculpture “All Us Come Across Water” at the Pamela Salisbury Gallery in Hudson, N.Y., this year.Credit...Alice Finta, via Pamela Salisbury Gallery, Hudson, NY

“The Pearl,” 2021, made from glazed stoneware and sand.Credit...via the artist. Photo by Andrew White.

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In fact, they are all of the above: Ms. Major’s sculptures are made from different kinds of clay, like luxurious porcelain and sturdy stoneware, but her inspiration is rooted in the basketry tradition of her native Bahamas, and the marketplace where her grandmother crafted woven goods — using a technique called plaiting — for the tourist trade throughout her life.Biden in Ukraine sprint as Trump victory throws U.S. support in question

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double-header also doubleheader (dŭb'əl-hĕd'ər)
The noun doubleheader has one meaning:
Meaning #1: two instead of one
Synonyms: twin bill, double feature

雙車頭火車, A train pulled by two locomotives.
連賽Sports. Two games or events held in succession on the same program, especially in baseball.

Doubleheader is used by network television to refer to two games in any sport aired back-to-back on the same network, even though they do not involve the same two teams (three such games may be referred to as a tripleheader, this scenario being encountered most frequently in basketball). A doubleheader purposely coincides with a league's scheduling of "early" and "late" games. In North America, games usually start at the same time period in different time zones (Eastern and Pacific).

Basketry is the art of weaving or braiding flexible materials into three-dimensional objects, such as baskets, mats, and furniture. The materials used for basketry can include:

• Twigs
• Grasses
• Osiers
• Bamboo
• Rushes
• Plastic
• Other synthetic materials 
   

Basketry is an ancient skill that has been practiced by indigenous tribes around the world for thousands of years. It can serve both utilitarian and aesthetic purposes, and has been used for food gathering, storage, furnishings, garments, and ceremonial uses. Basketry can also be a way to pass on important cultural traditions and artistic knowledge. 

 

Basketry is different from weaving because basketry is a handmade assemblage of fibers that is relatively large and rigid, while weaving requires an apparatus to put tension on the warp. 

 

Some tips for making basketry more sustainable include: Using natural dyes instead of synthetic dyes, Practicing responsible harvesting, Involving the community, and Understanding the ecological balance. 

 

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back-to-back (CLOSE TOGETHER) 
adjective [before noun], adverb
close together and facing in opposite directions:
UK back-to-back terraced houses
The office was full of computers, and we had to sit back-to-back in long rows.

ADJECTIVE

1British (Of houses) built in a continuous terrace backing on to another terrace, with aparty wall or a narrow alley between:rows of back-to-back houses

More example sentences

2Consecutive:his back-to-back victories in the Hungarian and Belgian Grands Prix

sprint

--> ━━ n., vi. 短距離競走; ラストスパート; 短時間の大活動.
━━ vt. （短距離を）全力疾走する.
sprint・er　━━ n. 短距離選手, スプリンター.