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Catalog Number CAS 2016-0005-0035   CAS 2016-0005-0035; Basket
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
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 netting of pink-dyed plant fiber surrounded by four rings of cowrie shells; Each ring is separated by a narrow ring of plant fiber; The warps are dyed pink and the wefts are dyed green; The rim of the basket is decorated with outward-facing cowrie shells attached at the ends.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 5.4, Max Diam = 34.5