Bushel Basket
82-7-28
From: Thailand | Udon Thani
Curatorial Section: Asian
Native Name | Ka Bung | กะบุง | Kra Bung | กระบุง |
Object Number | 82-7-28 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Thai | Isaan |
Provenience | Thailand | Udon Thani |
Date Made | 1900-1981 |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Rattan | Bamboo | Basketry |
Technique | Basketry | Woven |
Subject | Storage & Display Accessories & Components |
Description | Woven bamboo (Mai Phai Ban ไม้ไผ่บ้าน) rattan (หวาย) basket. It has four corners at the bottom with a little wooden "leg" at each corner. The lower half is woven of bamboo of about one cm width. The upper half is woven with narrow bamboo. A "t" string is used for shoulder carrying. There are little eyelets on each side of the basket. |
Height | 27 cm |
Length | 37 cm |
Width | 33 cm |
Credit Line | Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981 |
Other Number | 056 - Field Number |
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