Basket

Museum number:
10-3438
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
MVC-0487 (previous number (MVC number, Mossman-Vitale collection))
Accession number:
Acc.4734
Description:
Bag; tan, bamboo plaited ovoid shaped bag made up of four nested baskets ;18 cm top to bottom; 28 cm w., 5.5 cm deep when assembled; a) top ;ovoid shape basket with concave (saddled-shaped) closed top; plaited bamboo with dark brown horizontal elements at lower (open)edge and band of braided multi shaded brown elements embelishing saddle shaped top, 2 loops for carrying strap (missing) b and c) same with horizontal rows of two braided dark brown horizontal elements ;each has a recessed , curved interior which allows them to be nested inside one another without appearing to be so from outside; d) same as b and c, but with flat bottom with 2 cm braided tan strip surrounding. Each basket has slightly smaller guage of split bamboo and slightly larger circumference to accommodate nesting.
Donor:
Kathleen Vitale and Paul Vitale
Collection place:
Philippines
Verbatim coll. place:
Philippines
Culture or time period:
Filipino
Collector:
Rachel Gould Mossman
Materials:
Bamboo (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Baskets (containers) and Plaited weaving
Accession date:
June 23, 2006
Context of use:
carrying bag
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
height 18 centimeters, depth 5.5 centimeters, and width 28 centimeters
Comment:
Conservation: excellent
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Basket, accession number 10-3438, described as Bag; tan, bamboo plaited ovoid shaped bag made up of four nested baskets ;18 cm top to bottom; 28 cm w., 5.5 cm deep when assembled; a) top ;ovoid shape basket with concave (saddled-shaped) closed top; plaited bamboo with dark brown horizontal elements at lower (open)edge and band of braided multi shaded brown elements embelishing saddle shaped top, 2 loops for carrying strap (missing) b and c) same with horizontal rows of two braided dark brown horizontal elements ;each has a recessed , curved interior which allows them to be nested inside one another without appearing to be so from outside; d) same as b and c, but with flat bottom with 2 cm braided tan strip surrounding. Each basket has slightly smaller guage of split bamboo and slightly larger circumference to accommodate nesting.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Basket, accession number 10-3438, described as Bag; tan, bamboo plaited ovoid shaped bag made up of four nested baskets ;18 cm top to bottom; 28 cm w., 5.5 cm deep when assembled; a) top ;ovoid shape basket with concave (saddled-shaped) closed top; plaited bamboo with dark brown horizontal elements at lower (open)edge and band of braided multi shaded brown elements embelishing saddle shaped top, 2 loops for carrying strap (missing) b and c) same with horizontal rows of two braided dark brown horizontal elements ;each has a recessed , curved interior which allows them to be nested inside one another without appearing to be so from outside; d) same as b and c, but with flat bottom with 2 cm braided tan strip surrounding. Each basket has slightly smaller guage of split bamboo and slightly larger circumference to accommodate nesting.

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