Bushel Basket

82-7-28

From: Thailand | Udon Thani

Curatorial Section: Asian

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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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