Carrier

Museum number:
9-17241a,b
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3934
Description:
Basket supports for shoulder pole. Two long strands of rattan woven together at the ends to form square base of support; connected at top bend and reinforced with wrapped rattan; added cross pieces to create hole for pole insertion. Ht. 35 cm. Pak-se (?) Laotian. Children’s miniature (pair) basket supports for should pole.
Donor:
Beth Harnex MacLafferty Blake
Collection place:
Laos
Verbatim coll. place:
Laos
Culture or time period:
Laotian
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Miniature (size attribute)
Function:
1.4 Transportation
Accession date:
April 1, 1984
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Carrier, accession number 9-17241a,b, described as Basket supports for shoulder pole. Two long strands of rattan woven together at the ends to form square base of support; connected at top bend and reinforced with wrapped rattan; added cross pieces to create hole for pole insertion. Ht. 35 cm. Pak-se (?) Laotian. Children’s miniature (pair) basket supports for should pole.

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