Oval basket made of coiled palm fronds and decorated with leather strips and patterned with decorative stitching in a zigzag design. For the lid for this basket see 2003.10.50 .2. [CW [OPS Move] 20/12/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Oval basket made of coiled palm fronds and decorated with leather strips and patterned with decorative stitching in a zigzag design. For the lid for this basket see 2003.10.50 .2. [CW [OPS Move] 20/12/2016]
Long description: Oval coiled basket to go with leather lid (2003.10.50 .2), which was used as a coffee container. Basket made of palm fronds. Oval coiled palm leaf basket. Now contains cloves rather than coffee. The base is lined with leather stitched into the basketry. The exterior is wrapped with thin strips of leather which are strategically threaded under the palm fronds to make two south-facing lines of tooth-shaped pattern. The rim of the pot is undecorated. The leather on the bottom of the vessel has holes punctured in it, possibly to allow the contents of the basket to be aired or to give off scent. The rim of the basket slots into a groove between the rim and an extra circle of coils on the underside of the lid. The inside of the pot is not decorated and the coiled basketry can be seen clearly. [RJ 27/2/2003]
Geographical reference: Oman
Asia > Western Asia > Oman; Al Wusta Jiddat al Harasis
Cultural groups: Harsusi
Person: Maker Shamsa; Field collector Gigi Crocker Jones; PRM source Gigi Crocker Jones
Date / Period: Date made: Before 2003
Date collected: By 2003
Acquisition information: Donated: 2003
Materials and processes: Material Palm Leaf Plant, Material Animal Leather Skin, Process Coiled, Process Stitched, Process Basketry
Dimensions: Height: max 144 mm total, Height: max 90 mm, Width: max 100 mm total, Width: max 100 mm, Length: max 225 mm total, Length: max 225 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 2003.10.50.1 Other numbers: Field collector's catalogue number: Basketry 90

Search terms: Basketry, Food and Drink, Basket, Food Accessory