Dai Williams, Estate of Karin Nelson, and Karin Nelson
Collection place:
Japan
Verbatim coll. place:
unknown
Culture or time period:
Japanese
Collector:
Dai Williams
Collection date:
June 28, 1997
Materials:
Linden (wood)
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 4 millimeters, whole and parts— height 1 centimeters, whole and parts— width 1.35 centimeters, whole and parts— circumference 60 centimeters, whole and parts— weight 65 grams, whole and parts— depth 12 centimeters, whole and parts— thickness 4 millimeters, whole and parts— width 18 centimeters, and whole and parts— height 16 centimeters
Comment:
A woven basket that may be a tourist item due to its small size and general flimsiness, or may also reflect at a miniature scale techniques used in traditional baskets.