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Hearst Museum object titled Light basket, saranip, accession number 9-23027, described as Light basket, or "saranip," made from linden bast ("shina"). It is woven using a technique known as twining, with linden bast "wefts" roughly 1" - 1.5" apart passing through stationary vertical "warps" of untwisted/unbraided linden bast. Rectangular base is 12" x 3' but has been flattened in storage. Warps are gathered just below rim and braided together; these single-plait braids are criss-crossed in pairs; all braids are then folded horizontally and braided together into the rim. Carrying cord extends from rim as continuous braid and attaches to opposite point along rim. Gift of Kawazoe, Shuro. length - 14", width - 12.5", depth - 3
Hearst Museum object titled Light basket, saranip, accession number 9-23026, described as Light basket, or "saranip," woven from the bast of elm ("ohyo") and cotton thread. The basket has a rounded base and tapers from 14" at the rim to 3" at the base. It is woven using a technique known as twining, with thin cotton thread "wefts" roughly 1.5" apart passing through stationary vertical "warps" of untwisted/unbraided elm bast. Warps are gathered at rim and twice braided together - once, into vertical single plaits, and then these plaits are braided horizontally to form a sturdy rim. Carrying cord of elm bast connected at opposite points along rim via elm bast loops.
Hearst Museum object titled Raw material, accession number 9-23122, described as bundle of raw material

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