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Basket Maker
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Bas·ket Maker  (bskt)
n.
1. Any of several early periods of Anasazi culture preceding the Pueblo periods and characterized by the use of wicker basketry, dry farming, and coiled pottery.
2. A member of the Anasazi people who produced this culture.

Basket Maker
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(Social Science / Anthropology & Ethnology) a member of an early American Indian people of the southwestern US, preceding the Pueblo people, known for skill in basket-making
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Noun1.Basket Maker - early Amerindians related to the PuebloBasket Maker - early Amerindians related to the Pueblo; known for skill in making baskets
primitive, primitive person - a person who belongs to an early stage of civilization


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