Bark, kaba

Museum number:
9-23204
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090023204
Accession number:
Acc.4789
Object count:
1
Description:
small rolled bark, kaba (cherry tree bark) used in the manufacture of Japanese rural basketry
Donor:
Estate of Karin Nelson
Collection place:
Kaida village (historical), Kiso town, Kiso District
Verbatim coll. place:
Kaida-mura, Nagano-ken
Culture or time period:
Japanese
Collector:
Dai Williams
Collection date:
December 1, 1996
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
8.3 For Manufacturing
Accession date:
March 20, 2012
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
whole— width 2.25 inches, whole— length 2.75 inches, and whole— depth 1.5 inches
Comment:
tag: "@ Fukushima Kiso Museum" KABA specifically means the bark of Yama-Zakura tree, which makes the work completely unique. With original technique, it emphasizes its rich, deep color, glorssiness of KABA. The craft provides a variety of everyday products with smoothness, strength and its moisture / dry proof character. KABAZAIKU (Japanese Handicrafts of Cherry Bark)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Bark, kaba, accession number 9-23204, described as small rolled bark, kaba (cherry tree bark) used in the manufacture of Japanese rural basketryHearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Bark, kaba, accession number 9-23204, described as small rolled bark, kaba (cherry tree bark) used in the manufacture of Japanese rural basketryHearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Bark, kaba, accession number 9-23204, described as small rolled bark, kaba (cherry tree bark) used in the manufacture of Japanese rural basketryHearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Bark, kaba, accession number 9-23204, described as small rolled bark, kaba (cherry tree bark) used in the manufacture of Japanese rural basketryHearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Bark, kaba, accession number 9-23204, described as small rolled bark, kaba (cherry tree bark) used in the manufacture of Japanese rural basketryHearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Bark, kaba, accession number 9-23204, described as small rolled bark, kaba (cherry tree bark) used in the manufacture of Japanese rural basketry

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