Basket tray, woven from basket cane with a geometric pattern in redt brown and natural coloured split cane. The pattern consists of two geometric scrolls which wind around each other creating concentric lozenges of alternating colours. [MOBB [OPS move] 28/11/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Basket tray, woven from basket cane with a geometric pattern in redt brown and natural coloured split cane. The pattern consists of two geometric scrolls which wind around each other creating concentric lozenges of alternating colours. [MOBB [OPS move] 28/11/2016]
Long description: Basket tray, woven from basket cane with a geometric pattern in light brown and natural coloured split cane. A length of plant fibre string is woven around the base of the basket. Another length is tied to a loop on the rim of the basket. [SM 22/12/2008]
Geographical reference: Suriname
Latin America and the Caribbean > South America > Suriname; Alalaparu
Cultural groups: Trio; Tiriyó
Person: Field collector Peter Gerard Rivière; PRM source Peter Gerard Rivière
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1964
Date collected: 1963 - 1964
Acquisition information: Purchased: 1964
Materials and processes: Material Cane Plant, Material Plant Fibre Yarn, Material Pigment, Process Woven, Process Basketry, Process Stained, Process Twisted
Dimensions: Height: max 92 mm, Length: max 386 mm, Width: max 360 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1964.8.10B Other numbers: 10