- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Octagonal basket made from 'Cuscus' roots. [BH [OPS Move] 14/12/2016]
- Long description
- Octagonal basket made from 'Cuscus' roots. Decorated with a floral design, the petals are inlaid green beetle wings. The rim of the basket and hinged lid are lined with a red textile, the hinges are also made from a red textile. The interior is lined with a black textile. [BH [OPS Move] 14/12/2016]
- Person
- Field collector Unknown Collector
- PRM source Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
- PRM source Frank Norman Howes
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1961
- Date collected
- By 1961
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1961
- Materials and processes
- Material Plant Root, Material Velvet Textile, Material Beetle Insect, Material Brass Metal, Material Metal, Material Sequin, Process Basketry, Process Stitched, Process Bound, Process Woven
- Dimensions
- Height: max 190 mm, Width: max 145 mm, Length: max 262 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1961.6.61
1961.6.61
Octagonal basket made from 'Cuscus' roots. [BH [OPS Move] 14/12/2016]
1961.6.61
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