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Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bag, museum number 18-1267, described as Bag; twill plaited, of black and natural rattan. Geometric pattern. Straps alternated black and white geometric pattern. For use by men when traveling beyond the village. In it are usually carried rive and tobacco, a spare waist cloth, a sleeping mat, sometimes a palm leaf rain mat, a roll of dried banana leaves for making cigarettes, and perhaps a cap for wearing in the house. The Punan women make them and trade them to several neighboring tribes who greatly prize them. Length 58 cm. Bag length 30 cm. Bag width 23 cm.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Basket, museum number 10-1626, described as Folded and laced carrying basket of buri leaves; open mouth; laced with nito; fiber carrying strap
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Basket, museum number 18-1083, described as Container, food container: purple and green dyed, natural plaited “pandanus” rectangular container. Open work plaiting (decorative) at bottom of container with braid (single) 49.5 cm. long, knotted at end. 17 x 25 cm. (open plaiting forms triangle shape). Used as a container for gifts during rice harvest season. Filled with rice (hulled), or “empin” (a parched pounded rice product made only with newly harvested rice) and end sewn up. Used as a container for gifts to visitors (kin?) who help a family with harvest activities, probably ritual. No activities occurred during my [Don Lambert ?] research in which containers of this sort were required. These two containers (#42 and 43) are an example of an item people claim they used to make. I [Don Lambert ?] was unable to elicit a clear description of their former use, or exact rituals involved. Cost in U.S. dollars: 1.04. (see catalogue # 18-1084)
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Basket, museum number 10-1384a, described as Covered box; buri and nito; hexagonal twill plaiting; brown, natural’ hexagonal; diameter 2½ inches x ¾ inches.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Basket, museum number 10-1386a, described as Covered box; buri and nito; hexagonal twill plaiting; brown, natural; red cotton connecting cord; hexagonal; diameter 2¾ inches x 1⅜ inches.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Basket, museum number 10-1639, described as square serving basket tray, open-work, split bamboo, 13¼ inches wide
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Basket, museum number 10-1635, described as Fish or root basket of bure, buri strap, about 10 inches high
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Basket, museum number 10-1380, described as Woven utility basket of palm leaf strips; buri and nito; checkerwork plaiting; brown and natural; red and black cotton thread loops; 7” dia. at mouth.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Basket, museum number 10-1377, described as Woven betel ingredient basket of buri and nito; brown, natural; 2 red cotton loops with carrying cord; 7 1/2” dia. at mouth
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Basket, museum number 18-1613, described as Basket, reed, plaited, square; rectangular bottom; top and bottom edges rimmed with loose fiber; body decorated with red interweave to form diamond pattern; for holding cooked rice. This kapipe are produce in Sereale Village. Kapipe are used to provision field workers with midday meals. Field videos taken in Indonesia by Eric Crystal show the use of kapipe in the provisioning of field workers (constructing funerary structures). Field videos also show the fabrication of the kapipe by villagers. Kapipe are constructed by tuyu reeds.