Collection place: Indonesia / Donor: Bernard G. Saunders / Function: 1.5 Household - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 18-32a,b, described as Circular covered basket with beadwork on cover; diagonal twining. No special use.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 18-32a, described as basket

Hearst Museum object titled Basket cover, accession number 18-32b, described as lid with beading

Hearst Museum object titled Firemaking kit, accession number 18-1287a-h, described as Kit, for fire making. (a) Section of sugar palm. Length 16 cm. (b) Top. (c) Bamboo container. 16 cm. (d,f) Two flints. (e,g) Two pieces of iron blade. (h) Tinder, which is scraping from enau bark. Tinder held in hand with flint, which is struck with iron. When spark ignites tinder, tinder is placed with palm wood palm wood shavings and blown upon until fire started.

Hearst Museum object titled Food cover, painted, accession number 18-1264, described as Cover, for food. Purple, black, white, blue, red, and green painted and natural palm leaf strips in star pattern. Gray plastic middle of star. Rattan around edge, brown plastic inside. Diameter 45 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Gourd, accession number 18-1269, described as Gourd with handle. Small dark, teardrop shaped. Rattan loosely knotted around gourd with twisted rattan for handle. Seeds inside. Gourd length 21 cm. Width 8.5 cm. at widest.

Hearst Museum object titled Gourd, accession number 18-1272, described as Gourd with handle. Natural light color. Rattan binding around gourd support four straps at bottom. Broken loop for hanging. For water. Said to be approximately 10 years old [as of 1981]. Length 25 cm. Width 16 cm. at widest.