Dai Williams, Estate of Karin Nelson, and Karin Nelson
Collection place:
Taneichi (historical town), Hirono, Kunohe District
Culture or time period:
Japanese
Collector:
Dai Williams
Collection date:
July 1997
Materials:
Linden (wood) and Vinyl
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— thickness 2 millimeters, whole and parts— circumference 28 centimeters, whole and parts— height 32 centimeters, whole and parts— weight 770 grams, whole and parts— thickness 2.5 millimeters, whole and parts— height 5 centimeters, and whole and parts— circumference 28 centimeters
Comment:
This modern basket is, in many ways, slavishly faithful to its linden bast ancestors. Another modern touch is that the exposed warp ends have been burned to prevent their unravelling. The pliable materials used to craft the basket were ideal for hanging at the waist.