Carrying Basket

87-8-36

From: Sulawesi

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Object Number 87-8-36
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Sulawesi
Section Oceanian
Materials Plant Fiber
Description

Carrying basket from Palu town market. Square bottom with four points, on which the basket rests. Round at top. Plain weave, vertical and horizontal. Two plaited fiber handles, which pass under the bottom of the basket. Possibly made in Marawola region.

Height 16 cm
Outside Diameter 22 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Lorraine V. Aragon, 1987

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