Basket

89-13-216A

From: Thailand

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 89-13-216A
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Thai
Provenience Thailand
Section Asian
Materials Basketry
Technique Basketry | Basketry
Description

Largest basket of a set of three carrying baskets of consecutive sizes. Each is deep with squared bottom and circular rim. Double plaited with lighter golden colored fiber on the outside and light brown on the inside and on the band at rim. Each basket has two handles attached to opposite sides of the rim with two strands between the handles running under the basket.

Height 28 cm
Length 41 cm
Width 40 cm
Credit Line Gift of the Estate of Elizabeth Lyons, Keeper of the Asian Collections, University Museum, 1989

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