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1956.12.27B

Carrying basket, rectangular shaped with stiffened corners and rim. [CW [OPS Move] 7/11/2016]

1956.12.27B

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Collection type
Object
Description
Carrying basket, rectangular shaped with stiffened corners and rim. [CW [OPS Move] 7/11/2016]
Long description
Carrying basket, rectangular shaped with stiffened corners and rim. The basket is woven using the 'hexangonal technique'. Plaited carrying straps lengthened with cane strip are attached to one side. [CW [OPS Move] 7/11/2016]
Geographical reference
Malaysia
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Malaysia
Sarawak Rejang Rejang and Baram Rivers
Cultural groups
Penan
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1956
Date collected
By 1956
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1956
Materials and processes
Material Cane Plant, Process Wicker Woven, Process Plaited, Process Basketry
Dimensions
Height: max 200 mm, Width: max 240 mm, Length: max 550 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1956.12.27B
Research and responses

See: 'A General Report on the Organization, Work and Results of the Oxford University Expedition to Sarawak. 1955 - 1956' (Balfour Library Pamphlets; 'Indonesia Borneo' Box) [CF 1/3/2001]

Search terms: Basketry, Transport and Travel, Basket, Carrying Device

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