1. Basho bast Bookmark Museum number: 9-23168 Culture or time period: Japanese Function: 8.3 For Manufacturing Dimensions: whole— length 14.5 inches, whole— depth 2.25 inches, and whole— width 4.5 inches Collector: Dai Williams Collection place: Taketomi Island, Yaeyama Islands, Ryukyu Islands Collection date: March 1, 1996
2. Basket Bookmark Museum number: 9-22982a,b Culture or time period: Japanese Object class: Baskets (containers) Function: 1.2 Gathering and 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions Dimensions: whole and parts— length 20 centimeters, whole and parts— height 2.3 centimeters, whole and parts— width 7 centimeters, whole and parts— width 20 centimeters, whole and parts— weight 150 grams, whole and parts— length 1.5 centimeters, whole and parts— depth 7 centimeters, whole and parts— diameter 1.5 millimeters, whole and parts— thickness 1.5 millimeters, whole and parts— volume 2370 cubicCentimeters, whole and parts— circumference 54 centimeters, whole and parts— thickness 1.5 millimeters, and whole and parts— height 21 centimeters Collector: Dai Williams Collection place: Taketomi Island, Yaeyama Islands, Ryukyu Islands Collection date: December 31, 1996
3. Basket, antsuku Bookmark Museum number: 9-22981 Culture or time period: Japanese Object class: Baskets (containers) Function: 1.2 Gathering Dimensions: whole and parts— depth 9.5 centimeters, whole and parts— weight 184 grams, whole and parts— circumference 66 centimeters, whole and parts— weight 184 grams, whole and parts— height 20.5 centimeters, whole and parts— thickness 1.5 millimeters, whole and parts— width 23 centimeters, whole and parts— thickness 1.5 millimeters, base— width 9.5 centimeters, base— length 23 centimeters, and whole and parts— length 2 meters Collector: Dai Williams Collection place: Taketomi Island, Yaeyama Islands, Ryukyu Islands Collection date: December 31, 1996
4. Basket, antsuku Bookmark Museum number: 9-22978 Culture or time period: Japanese Object class: Baskets (containers) Function: 1.2 Gathering Dimensions: whole and parts— circumference 78 centimeters, whole and parts— weight 331 grams, whole and parts— thickness 1.75 millimeters, whole and parts— height 3 centimeters, whole and parts— height 22 centimeters, whole and parts— depth 12 centimeters, whole and parts— length 1.9 meters, whole and parts— width 27 centimeters, and whole and parts— thickness 1.75 millimeters Collector: Dai Williams Collection place: Taketomi Island, Yaeyama Islands, Ryukyu Islands Collection date: March 31, 1996
5. Basket, antsuku Bookmark Museum number: 9-22980 Culture or time period: Japanese Object class: Baskets (containers) Function: 1.2 Gathering Dimensions: whole and parts— weight 175 grams, whole and parts— diameter 17 centimeters, whole and parts— circumference 53 centimeters, whole and parts— height 23 centimeters, whole and parts— thickness 2 millimeters, and whole and parts— thickness 2 millimeters Collector: Dai Williams Collection place: Taketomi Island, Yaeyama Islands, Ryukyu Islands Collection date: March 31, 1996
6. Basket, antsuku Bookmark Museum number: 9-22979 Culture or time period: Japanese Object class: Baskets (containers) Function: 1.2 Gathering Production date: ca. 1890 Dimensions: whole and parts— volume 9000 cubicCentimeters, whole and parts— depth 13.2 centimeters, whole and parts— thickness 4 millimeters, whole and parts— width 27.5 centimeters, whole and parts— circumference 82 centimeters, whole and parts— height 25 centimeters, carrying cord— thickness 6 millimeters, whole and parts— weight 300 grams, whole and parts— depth 3 centimeters, and whole and parts— thickness 3.5 millimeters Collector: Dai Williams Collection place: Taketomi Island, Yaeyama Islands, Ryukyu Islands Collection date: March 31, 1996
7. Basket, taneirekego Bookmark Museum number: 9-22983 Culture or time period: Japanese Object class: Baskets (containers) Function: 1.2 Gathering Collector: Dai Williams Collection place: Taketomi Island, Yaeyama Islands, Ryukyu Islands Collection date: December 31, 1996
8. Bast Bookmark Museum number: 9-23192 Culture or time period: Japanese Function: 8.3 For Manufacturing Production date: 1940 Dimensions: width 6 inches, depth 1 inches, and length 6 inches Collector: Dai Williams Collection place: Taketomi Island, Yaeyama Islands, Ryukyu Islands Collection date: March 1996
9. Cord Bookmark Museum number: 9-23174 Culture or time period: Japanese Object class: Cords Function: 8.3 For Manufacturing Dimensions: whole— width 7.5 inches, whole— length 9 inches, and whole— depth 1 inches Collector: Dai Williams Collection place: Taketomi Island, Yaeyama Islands, Ryukyu Islands Collection date: February 1, 1996
10. Raw material Bookmark Museum number: 9-23257 Culture or time period: Japanese Function: 8.3 For Manufacturing Dimensions: whole— depth 1.5 inches, whole— width 1 inches, and whole— length 5.25 inches Collector: Dai Williams Collection place: Taketomi Island, Yaeyama Islands, Ryukyu Islands Collection date: March 1, 1996