| Catalog Number |
CAS 2016-0005-0034 |
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| Category |
Basketry |
| Object Name |
Basket |
| Culture |
Micronesian: Chuukese or Marshallese |
| Global Region |
Oceania |
| Country |
Federated States of Micronesia or Marshall Islands |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
Chuuk (Truk) or Marshall Islands |
| County |
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| Other Geographic
Data |
Caroline Islands or Marshall Islands |
| Maker's Name |
unknown |
| Date of Manufacture |
ca. 1985 |
| Collection Name |
N/A |
| Materials |
Plant fiber; Cowrie (Cypraeidae) shells; Dye |
| Description |
Shallow basket with sides woven in flat horizontal strips; Base consists of a coil of dyed plant fiber creating a rainbow-like pattern; A ring of cowrie shells surrounds the coil and is in turn surrounded by rings of green and purple dyed strips; A second ring of cowrie shells frames the green and purple dyed rings; The outer most ring on the base is a series of purple, yellow, red and green rings. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Height = 5.7, Max Diam = 32.0 |