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.
Donor:
Dai Williams, Estate of Karin Nelson, and Karin Nelson
Collection place:
Minamiaizu District, Fukushima Prefecture, South Tohoku
Culture or time period:
Japanese
Collector:
Dai Williams
Collection date:
December 29, 1996
Materials:
Akebia vine, Linden (wood) (linden bast, carrying cords), Linden (wood) (linden bast cordage, loops at rim for carrying cords), and Wild grapevine (wild grapevine bark, reinforcement in the base and rim)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Baskets (containers)
Function:
1.2 Gathering
Accession date:
March 20, 2012
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
whole and parts — height 40 centimeters, whole and parts — length 1 meters, whole and parts — diameter 5.5 millimeters, whole and parts — thickness 2.5 millimeters, whole and parts — length 38 centimeters, whole and parts — weight 640 grams, whole and parts — height 3.5 centimeters, whole and parts — depth 11.5 centimeters, whole and parts — width 41 centimeters, whole and parts — thickness 2.5 millimeters, and whole and parts — circumference 1 meters