| Catalog Number |
CAS 2016-0005-0029 |
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| Category |
Basketry |
| Object Name |
Basketry tray |
| Culture |
Micronesian: Chuukese |
| Global Region |
Oceania |
| Country |
Federated States of Micronesia |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
Chuuk (Truk) |
| County |
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| Other Geographic
Data |
Caroline Islands |
| Maker's Name |
unknown |
| Date of Manufacture |
ca. 1985 |
| Collection Name |
N/A |
| Materials |
Plant fiber; Cowrie (Cypraeidae) shells; Wood |
| Description |
Large round, flat basketry tray with a round wooden center piece carved with a palm tree and beach design in bas relief; Wooden piece is surrounded by a row of chevron designs inside a ring of cowrie shells; Around this is a series of woven fan-like designs inside a final ring of chevron designs; “E.H.R.†is engraved on the back of the wooden panel. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Thickness = 1.8, Max Diam = 55.8 |