Catalog Number |
CAS 2016-0005-0035 |
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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 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 |