Basket

Museum number:
9-17170
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3934
Description:
Basket w/ handle. Wickerwork; rectangular bottom shaped to oval at rim; slightly curved inward at top; two rattan strips attached to bottom cross pieces from the corners and tied together at the top to form handle; handle pieces wrapped and tied to body. Lg. 32 cm., W. 27 cm., Ht. 39 cm. Household basket.
Donor:
Beth Harnex MacLafferty Blake
Collection place:
Laos
Verbatim coll. place:
Laos
Culture or time period:
Laotian
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Baskets (containers)
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
April 1, 1984
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Basket, accession number 9-17170, described as Basket w/ handle. Wickerwork; rectangular bottom shaped to oval at rim; slightly curved inward at top; two rattan strips attached to bottom cross pieces from the corners and tied together at the top to form handle; handle pieces wrapped and tied to body. Lg. 32 cm., W. 27 cm., Ht. 39 cm. Household basket.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Basket, accession number 9-17170, described as Basket w/ handle. Wickerwork; rectangular bottom shaped to oval at rim; slightly curved inward at top; two rattan strips attached to bottom cross pieces from the corners and tied together at the top to form handle; handle pieces wrapped and tied to body. Lg. 32 cm., W. 27 cm., Ht. 39 cm. Household basket.

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