Basket

50-49-1942

From: Philippine Islands | Luzon | Northern Luzon | Benguet

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

Object Number 50-49-1942
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Philippine Islands | Luzon | Northern Luzon | Benguet
Section Oceanian
Materials Plant Fiber | Bamboo
Technique Basketry
Description

Head strap like -1933. Basket with small square open checkerwork bottom, attached to high wooden split base with wide double lacing technique. Under the lacing and over the wooden base, a section of split palm is held Bottom splits are bent up at right angles to become the warps of the body (wickerwork). And doubled back over lower of 2 bamboo hoops at lip of basket. Both hoopes are held in position with wrapped loops of rattan. The doubled-under tops of warp splints are held down with a series of wrapped clove-hitch knots.

Height 21 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Misses Elizabeth H. Metcalf and Sarah S. Metcalf, 1950
Other Number 9 - Other Number

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