Basket Item Number: Ib429 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
The basket is woven from natural coloured fibres in an open weave design. The rim is circular, but the basket sides slant inwards as the weaving ends in square corners and the base is made from two pieces of wood slotted together to form an 'X'. Bamboo branches run from the base to the rim on both the inside and outside of the basket. The outside branches are nailed to the inside branches.
There are two loops on the outside of two of the branches at about the middle of the basket.
History Of Use
Basket making is a three hundred year old tradition in this village. Of 700 inhabitants 300 are part-time basket makers and 30 are full-time. The high-quality baskets are exported or sold in and out of the area for trade or personal use.
Cultural Context
Carrying vegetables.
Item History
- Made in Jambi, Indonesia before 1978
- Collected during 1977
- Owned by Tom Hinkle before May 31, 1978
- Received from Tom Hinkle (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source) on May 31, 1978
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- Ib429
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- bamboo grass ? and rattan
- Manufacturing Technique
- woven
- Overall
- height 47.5 cm, diameter 36.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Western Indonesian
- Previous Owner
- Tom Hinkle
- Received from
- Tom Hinkle (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Jambi, Indonesia
When
- Creation Date
- before 1978
- Collection Date
- during 1977
- Ownership Date
- before May 31, 1978
- Acquisition Date
- on May 31, 1978
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 61
- Accession Number
- 0459/0003