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Catalog Number CAS 2019-0004-0040   CAS 2019-0004-0040; Basket with lid
Category Basketry; Carvings
Object Name Basket with lid
Culture
Global Region South-Central Asia
Country Bhutan
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Collection Name N/A
Materials Plant fiber; Wood
Description Elliptical basket with rounded sides and in-curved rim, woven entirely in single rod coiling technique, using closely spaced narrow weft fibers; Basket sits on a carved wooden pedestal; Basket starts in the holes cut into the edges of the top of the pedestal; Lid is slightly rounded in cross-section, and has short lip on interior that fits inside mouth of basket; Lid is attached to basket by a basketry chain and is decorated with a carved wooden bird with both head and tail arching upward.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 16.3, Max Diam = 11.6