Linden bast

Museum number:
9-23153
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4789
Description:
Linden bast used as weft in baskets for rope.
Donor:
Dai Williams, Estate of Karin Nelson, and Karin Nelson
Collection place:
Kutsuki village, Takashima City, Shiga Prefecture
Culture or time period:
Japanese
Collector:
Dai Williams
Collection date:
May 1, 1997
Materials:
Linden (wood)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
8.3 For Manufacturing
Accession date:
March 20, 2012
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
whole— length 13 inches, whole— depth 5.25 inches, and whole— width 9.5 inches
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Linden bast, accession number 9-23153, described as Linden bast used as weft in baskets for rope.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Linden bast, accession number 9-23153, described as Linden bast used as weft in baskets for rope.

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