Tray Item Number: N2.1157 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Circular herringbone weave tray with a gently rounded bottom and a thick bamboo rim bound with copper wire.
History Of Use
For rice winnowing
Item History
- Made in Okinawa, Japan
- Collected by Wayne Suttles during 1954
- Owned by Wayne Suttles before 1954
- Received from Wayne Suttles (Seller) and University Purchase (Funding source) during 1954
What
- Name
- Tray
- Identification Number
- N2.1157
- Type of Item
- tray
- Material
- bamboo grass and copper metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- woven
- Overall
- height 7.0 cm, diameter 58.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Okinawan
- Field Collector
- Wayne Suttles
- Previous Owner
- Wayne Suttles
- Received from
- Wayne Suttles (Seller) and University Purchase (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Okinawa, Japan
When
- Collection Date
- during 1954
- Ownership Date
- before 1954
- Acquisition Date
- during 1954
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2171/0143