Collection place: Japanese archipelago, Japan / Donor: Dai Williams / Materials: Akebia vine - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 9-22899, described as A woven basket worn at the waist.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, hakego, accession number 9-22906, described as A woven basket. Only fragments of the carrying cords remain but it is obvious that it was worn on the back, in kubikake style, the cord crossing the shoulders and secured at the chest. Traces of a cord at the base of the basket suggest that it was also tied around the waist.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, hakego, accession number 9-22902, described as A woven basket.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, kodashi, accession number 9-22897, described as A woven basket that appears to have been shaped to fit comfortably on the hip where it was carried.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, shoikago, accession number 9-22900, described as A woven basket worn on the back. Two loops of cordage are attached to the rim to direct the carrying cords which are tied tot the opposite side of the rim.The upper carrying cords were worn over the shoulder and tied at the chest. The lower carrying cords were tied around the waist.