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Catalog Number

CAS 1992-0008-0002   CAS 1992-0008-0002; Basket tray
Category Basketry
Object Name Basket tray
Culture Micronesian: Marshallese
Global Region Oceania
Country Marshall Islands
State/Prov./Dist. Majuro Atoll
County
Other Geographic Data Island: Majuro
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture May 1975
Collection Name N/A
Materials Warp: bamboo splints; Weft: split pandanus leaves
Description Large shallow basket tray with flat base, shallow flaring sides, and short outward curving rim, woven entirely in an open coil technique, using pandanus weft fibers over warps of bamboo splints.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 4.8, Width = 44.9, Length = 66.1