Tray Item Number: N2.511 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Boat shaped basket woven with three bamboo strips on the base for support, rest is woven with thinner strips. Mottled effect. Labels on bottom: "130 -", "24".
History Of Use
For wet towels used after meals
Item History
- Made in Japan
- Collected by Ronald P. Dore between 1957 and 1958
- Owned by Ronald P. Dore before 1958
- Received from Ronald P. Dore (Seller) and Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) during 1958
What
- Name
- Tray
- Identification Number
- N2.511
- Type of Item
- tray
- Material
- bamboo grass and stem ?
- Manufacturing Technique
- woven
- Overall
- height 3.5 cm, width 9.0 cm, depth 20.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Japanese
- Field Collector
- Ronald P. Dore
- Previous Owner
- Ronald P. Dore
- Received from
- Ronald P. Dore (Seller) and Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Japan
When
- Collection Date
- between 1957 and 1958
- Ownership Date
- before 1958
- Acquisition Date
- during 1958
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0028/0148