Basket

Museum number:

9-22914

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Alternate number:

Shina 6 (original number, Collector's number)

Accession number:

Acc.4789

Object count:

1

Description:

A woven basket carried on the back. A deep slit let into one end suggests it was designed for carrying a long (handled) tool like an ax or saw.

Donor:

Estate of Karin Nelson

Collection place:

Niigata Prefecture, Koshin'etsu region, Chubu region

Verbatim coll. place:

Unknown but probably Niigata Prefecture

Culture or time period:

Japanese

Collector:

Dai Williams

Collection date:

December 30, 1996

Materials:

Hemp (fiber) (carrying cords), Linden (wood) ("hard" linden bast, basket), Linden (wood) (linden bast, carrying cords), and Linden (wood) (linden bast, cords)

Object type:

ethnography

Object class:

Baskets (containers)

Function:

1.2 Gathering

Accession date:

March 20, 2012

Department:

Asia (except western Russia)

Dimensions:

whole and parts— weight 736 grams, whole and parts— depth 8 centimeters, whole and parts— thickness 1 centimeters, whole and parts— height 32 centimeters, whole and parts— circumference 115 centimeters, whole and parts— width 59 centimeters, whole and parts— height 4.5 centimeters, and whole and parts— thickness 1.25 centimeters

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