Carrying Basket

P649

From: Borneo | Dutch West Borneo | Mendalam River

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Object Number P649
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Kayan
Provenience Borneo | Dutch West Borneo | Mendalam River
Section Oceanian
Materials Wood | Peel
Description

Ingang pari. Tall, woven basket with a reinforcing, wood ring at the mouth. Four vertical, wooden supports are wrapped with woven peel and attached to the corners of the basket. A square, wooden brace is attached at the bottom but peel is detached along most of it.

Height 56.5 cm
Outside Diameter 27 cm
Credit Line Gift of Alfred C. Harrison Jr. and Dr. H. M. Hiller, 1899

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