Basket Item Number: B132 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
The basket is natural in colour and woven in a herring bone pattern. It has a bottle-like shape with an attached lid that fits inside the top of the basket. Other twisted fibre cords are attached to the top of the basket as handles.
History Of Use
For storage of rice.
Item History
- Made in Sarawak, Malaysia before 1927
- Collected between 1895 and 1927
- Owned by Frank Burnett before 1927
- Received from Frank Burnett (Donor) on July 25, 1927
What
Who
- Culture
- Bidayuh
- Previous Owner
- Frank Burnett
- Received from
- Frank Burnett (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Sarawak, Malaysia
When
- Creation Date
- before 1927
- Collection Date
- between 1895 and 1927
- Ownership Date
- before 1927
- Acquisition Date
- on July 25, 1927
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 62
- Accession Number
- 2191/0336