Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2000-0008-0008 | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Melanesian: ni-Vanuatu | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Vanuatu (New Hebrides) | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Pentecost | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Helen Boulet (wife of Sylvester Boulet) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 2000 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Pandanus strips | |
| Description | Medium-sized round basket with flat square base, woven entirely of pandanus strips in 1/1 plaiting technique; Warp and weft fibers are folded over and woven back into basket at rim; In two areas along rim, warp and weft fibers extend to form 3 braided carrying straps, all of which terminate in long fringe. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = ca. 18.5, Max Diam = ca. 22.0 | |