Fish Basket
Item number 3393/4 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
A fishing basket with a round rim and square base. The basket is woven from thin, flat strips of bamboo about half a centimetre wide. The strips are lighter in the centre and darker on the edges, and plaited in a diagonal, criss-crossing pattern which continues until the rim of the basket. The weave is open, with centimetre large gaps between the strips. The rim is braided from multiple strips, and approximately two centimetres wide. At the bottom centre of the basket, two thicker pieces of bamboo are crossed in an X shape.
The rim of the basket is a braided band od the same
Narrative
Trap displayed in an exhibition in 1997 titled, "Fishing Baskets of Asia Pacific"; related to Canada's Year of Asia Pacific programming.
Item History
- Made in Thailand before 1997
- Owned by Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic before October 4, 2019
- Received from Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic (Transferring institution) on October 4, 2019
What
- Name
- Fish Basket
- Identification Number
- 3393/4
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- bamboo grass
- Overall
- height 19.2 cm, width 23.2 cm, depth 23.2 cm, diameter 16.2 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Thailand
Who
- Culture
- Thai
- Previous Owner
- Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic
- Received from
- Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic (Transferring institution)
When
- Creation Date
- before 1997
- Ownership Date
- before October 4, 2019
- Acquisition Date
- on October 4, 2019
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3393/0004
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