Basket Item Number: Sa345 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Round, flat-bottomed basket. Strips of narrow bamboo are woven around wide vertical bamboo slats in wicker work. Palm leaf strips are wrapped around edge to form a rim. Natural bamboo colour.
History Of Use
Bamboo basket used as a container for market goods, and other uses. Modern.
Cultural Context
storage
Item History
- Made in Guatemala before 1976
- Collected during 1976
- Owned by Inge Ruus before August 5, 1977
- Received from Inge Ruus (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source) on August 5, 1977
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- Sa345
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- bamboo grass and palm leaf
- Manufacturing Technique
- plaited
- Overall
- height 19.0 cm, diameter 51.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Maya ?
- Previous Owner
- Inge Ruus
- Received from
- Inge Ruus (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Guatemala
When
- Creation Date
- before 1976
- Collection Date
- during 1976
- Ownership Date
- before August 5, 1977
- Acquisition Date
- on August 5, 1977
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0404/0045