Carrier Item Number: Ia10 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Carrier consists of two round, lightweight woven baskets attached to a wood yolk. The base of each basket is square with sides of the same flaring upward and outward to a circular rim. Each side of each basket is supported along the middle with an attached vertical wood peg.
History Of Use
Basket making remains a living craft among all the northern Luzon peoples. Baskets are used for household storage and for transporting produce from the fields to the habitation sites. Occasionally baskets were made for ceremonial use. Decoration was created with simple interlaced braids and a combination of weaves which also served to provide strength. Ifugao basketry shapes are believed to have been inspired by Chinese jars and pots traded into Luzon before the 16th century.
Narrative
Carriers play an important economic role in Ifugao life for it is the prime means of transporting produce.
Item History
- Made in Philippines before 1980
- Owned by Dorian Coe before July 24, 1980
- Received from Dorian Coe (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source) on July 24, 1980
What
Who
- Culture
- Ifugao
- Previous Owner
- Dorian Coe
- Received from
- Dorian Coe (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Philippines
When
- Creation Date
- before 1980
- Ownership Date
- before July 24, 1980
- Acquisition Date
- on July 24, 1980
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 81
- Accession Number
- 0638/0009