Two bundles of mada (shina) linden bast, raw material used in the manufacture of rural Japanese basketry.
Donor:
Dai Williams, Estate of Karin Nelson, and Karin Nelson
Collection place:
Hashikami, Sannohe District, Aomori Prefecture
Verbatim coll. place:
Hashigami, Iwate
Culture or time period:
Japanese
Collector:
Dai Williams
Collection date:
September 1, 1995
Materials:
Linden (wood)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
8.3 For Manufacturing
Accession date:
March 20, 2012
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
a) whole— length 10 inches, b) whole— length 6.5 inches, b) whole— depth 2.75 inches, a) whole— width 9 inches, b) whole— width 4.5 inches, and a) whole— depth 3.75 inches