A reproduction of a woven basket which was ideal for carrying loads that were bulky because its flexibility allowed it to stretch to accommodate them and still be comfortable against the back of the carrier.
Donor:
Estate of Karin Nelson
Collection place:
Yunishikawa, Nikkō, Tochigi Prefecture
Culture or time period:
Japanese
Collector:
Dai Williams
Collection date:
May 4, 1997
Materials:
Sedge
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— thickness 2.5 millimeters, whole and parts— thickness 2.5 millimeters, whole and parts— width 35 centimeters, whole and parts— circumference 70 centimeters, whole and parts— weight 460 grams, and whole and parts— height 40 centimeters