Basket

89-13-189A

From: Thailand (uncertain) | Burma (uncertain)

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 89-13-189A
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Thai (uncertain) | Shan (uncertain)
Provenience Thailand (uncertain) | Burma (uncertain)
Date Made 18th Century - 1989
Section Asian
Technique Basketry | Basketry
Description

Part of a set of three lidded storage baskets. Plaited square box-shaped baskets with lids which slip over part of the side of bottom part of each basket. Light golden color. The top and bottom of the large and medium sized basket each have a pair of crisscrossing support on the outside of the basket with the tips of the "sticks" tucked into the inside. A = large basket

Height 10 cm
Length 15 cm
Width 15 cm
Credit Line Gift of the Estate of Elizabeth Lyons, Keeper of the Asian Collections, University Museum, 1989

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