A woven basket that is very "soft" and pliable and has a large capacity. It was carried on the back and it seems likely that it was used for relatively light but bulky loads like fiddlehead fern or mulberry leaves.
Donor:
Dai Williams, Estate of Karin Nelson, and Karin Nelson
Collection place:
Yunotani village (historical), Kitauonuma District (historical), Niigata Prefecture
Culture or time period:
Japanese
Collector:
Dai Williams
Collection date:
December 31, 1998
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— diameter 3.5 centimeters, whole and parts— circumference 157 centimeters, whole and parts— width 41 centimeters, whole and parts— volume 61500 squareCentimeters, whole and parts— height 40 centimeters, whole and parts— depth 37.5 centimeters, whole and parts— thickness 5.5 millimeters, whole and parts— thickness 3 millimeters, and whole and parts— weight 930 grams