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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 2017-0005-0015   CAS 2017-0005-0015; Basket
Category Basketry
Object Name Basket
Culture Micronesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Federated States of Micronesia
State/Prov./Dist. Yap
County
Other Geographic Data Western Caroline Islands
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture ca. 1974
Collection Name N/A
Materials Plant fiber; Nylon string
Description Long, open, oval basket of pandanus fibers in plaited technique; Basket is shallow and narrow; Pair of braided loop carrying straps are attached to upper sides of bag, fashioned out of purple and white nylon string; Fibers extend at bottom of basket as long fringe; Note in original accession file reads “for betel nut or baby.”
Dimensions (cm) Height = 19.7, Width = 2.7, Length = 50.2