Object name: Basket / Collection place: Niigata Prefecture, Koshin'etsu region, Chubu region / Donor: Estate of Karin Nelson - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 9-22914, described as A woven basket carried on the back. A deep slit let into one end suggests it was designed for carrying a long (handled) tool like an ax or saw.

Hearst Museum object titled Basket, accession number 9-22985, described as A woven basket that is very "soft" and pliable and has a large capacity. It was carried on the back and it seems likely that it was used for relatively light but bulky loads like fiddlehead fern or mulberry leaves.