Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1991-0011-0010 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Polynesian: Samoan | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Samoa | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | American Samoa | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Apia | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1970 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Pandanus fiber; Wire | |
| Description | Rectangular plaited basket with flat base and straight sides, one of which is woven higher than rim and folded over to form lid; Woven of wide pandanus strips inside and of various sized strips outside; Braided handle over wire core passes under bottom of basket, forming two loops at top. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 28.7, Width = 31.9, Depth = 20.5, Length = 16.0 | |