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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

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