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1948.10.36

Basket used as sieve through which bark-pulp is passed in the making of paper.

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1948.10.36

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Collection type
Object
Description
Basket used as sieve through which bark-pulp is passed in the making of paper.
Long description
Basket used as sieve through which bark-pulp is passed in the making of paper. The basket has a square base and circular rim. The bamboo strips are woven in an open two over two under pattern. The rim is covered with woven plant fibre. There is a twisted planted fibre loop attached to the top. [MJD 29/09/2014]
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Tibet
Asia > Eastern Asia > Tibet
Arunachal Pradesh or Telangana
Person
Field collector James Philip Mills
PRM source James Philip Mills
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1948
Date collected
By 1948
Acquisition information
Donated: 1948
Materials and processes
Material Bamboo Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Process Openwork Woven, Process Basketry, Process Twisted
Dimensions
Height: max 123 mm, Diameter: max 124 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1948.10.36

Search terms: Technique, Tool, Writing, Picture and Graphic Art, Basketry, Basket, Sieve

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