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Catalog Number CAS 0391-0005   CAS 0391-0005; Fishing basket
Category Basketry
Object Name Fishing basket
Culture Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country Japan
State/Prov./Dist. Ehime
County
Other Geographic Data Island: Shikoku; Village: Misaki
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1906
Collection Name N/A
Materials Bamboo; String
Description Small round basket with rounded base, low shoulder, and rounded sides that taper inward toward wide, round mouth; Basket is woven in wicker technique of very narrow, split bamboo strips over foundation of wide, split bamboo strips arranged in radiating pattern and overlapping in center of base; Reinforcing rod around rim is coil wrapped in bamboo (?); Woven net in constricted tubular shape that is open at both ends is attached around interior rim of basket; Upper end of netting is attached to bamboo ring that is slightly smaller in diameter than mouth of basket, so collapsed net can be stored inside basket.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 7.0, Rim Diam = 9.8, Max Diam = 13.5