Basket Item Number: B569 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Basket base (a) with lid (b). Double layer of weaving: the inside is herring-bone weave and the outside is a regular warp and weft weave. Dyed pink and black wefts around centre of base and over lid. Forged iron handles on lid and base.
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
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- B569 a-b
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- bamboo grass, dye, stem ? and iron metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- split and wickerwork
- Overall
- height 18.5 cm, diameter 45.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Turi
- 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
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0146/0001 a-b