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Basket Maker

–noun
1. an American Indian culture of the southwestern U.S. from 100 b.c. to a.d. 65 that developed in three phases, immediately preceded the Pueblo culture, and was noted for its basketry, agriculture, use of the bow and arrow, and, in its later stages, the building of semisubterranean houses.
2. an American Indian belonging to the Basket Maker culture.

Origin:
1895–1900
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Bas·ket Maker   (bās'kĭt)   
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.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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