basket (containers)

A woven plant fibre basket and lid with an integral geometric pattern. The edge of the basket and lid are supported with concealed cane. The lid and the basket are attached by string and cannot be separated. The lid is decorated with clusters of red and yellow feathers. The base of the basket is decorated with clusters of large brown and small red and yellow feathers.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
2003.629
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 58 x 535 x 305 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
string; feathers; plant fibre; cane
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
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