Wicker basket and nutshell

Museum number:

9-23032a,b

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Accession number:

Acc.4789

Object count:

2

Description:

a - Wicker-weave basket made from unidentified plant material, possibly bamboo. b - Half of nutshell with two holes roughly 4 cm in diameter bore 5 cm apart through shell from inside to outside; height - 1", width - 1", thickness - 1.25

Donor:

Estate of Karin Nelson

Collection place:

Japan

Culture or time period:

Japanese

Collector:

Dai Williams

Object type:

ethnography

Function:

1.2 Gathering

Accession date:

March 20, 2012

Department:

Asia (except western Russia)

Dimensions:

basket— diameter 5.5 inches, basket— height 3 inches, and basket— depth 1 inches

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