Basket Item Number: Ia13 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Oval shaped basket tray. Diagonally patterned, creating a herringbone effect. Rim joined to basket with copper wire. Dark brown-black colour.
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. Kalinga basketry shapes are believed to have been inspired by Chinese jars and pots traded into Luzon before the 16th century.
Cultural Context
Ceremonial food tray.
Item History
- Made in Luzon, Philippines before 1982
- 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
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- Ia13
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- rattan and copper metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- plaited
- Overall
- height 5.7 cm, width 23.6 cm, depth 21.4 cm
Who
- Culture
- Kalinga
- 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
- Luzon, Philippines
When
- Creation Date
- before 1982
- Ownership Date
- before July 24, 1980
- Acquisition Date
- on July 24, 1980
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0638/0012