Basket Item Number: B565 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Model of grain basket. Thick band of green coloured grass is placed around outer and inner rim of basket and is secured by eight evenly spaced vertical loops. The outside of the basket is in the natural colour. The inside of the basket has both natural and pink striped designs in a herring-bone type pattern.
History Of Use
Used for storing and carrying grain to market (collector's notes).
Narrative
Received by Joy Inglis is Bihar.
Item History
- Made in Bihar, India
- Collected during 1968
- Owned by Jerome Soreng before 1968
- Received from Jerome Soreng (Donor) during 1968
What
Who
- Culture
- Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
- Previous Owner
- Jerome Soreng
- Received from
- Jerome Soreng (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Bihar, India
When
- Collection Date
- during 1968
- Ownership Date
- before 1968
- Acquisition Date
- during 1968
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0146/0015