Basho bast

Museum number:
9-23168
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4789
Description:
Bundle of Basho bast.
Donor:
Dai Williams, Estate of Karin Nelson, and Karin Nelson
Collection place:
Taketomi Island, Yaeyama Islands, Ryukyu Islands
Culture or time period:
Japanese
Collector:
Dai Williams
Collection date:
March 1, 1996
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
8.3 For Manufacturing
Accession date:
March 20, 2012
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
whole— length 14.5 inches, whole— depth 2.25 inches, and whole— width 4.5 inches
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Basho bast, accession number 9-23168, described as Bundle of Basho bast.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Basho bast, accession number 9-23168, described as Bundle of Basho bast.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Basho bast, accession number 9-23168, described as Bundle of Basho bast.

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