A woven basket found in a storehouse attached to an abandoned farm, and showing evidence of being eaten by rodents. Long strap may indicate was carried using the forehead or as a backpack. Strap is thin and not durable for heavy loads, possibly used to gather smaller items to take directly home.
Donor:
Estate of Karin Nelson
Collection place:
Shirabu Hot Spring, Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture
Culture or time period:
Japanese
Collector:
Dai Williams
Collection date:
October 6, 1997
Materials:
Rice straw
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— height 3 centimeters, whole and parts— thickness 2.5 millimeters, whole and parts— thickness 4 millimeters, whole and parts— depth 6 centimeters, whole and parts— circumference 123 centimeters, whole and parts— height 37 centimeters, whole and parts— weight 800 grams, and whole and parts— width 60 centimeters