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1997.11.94

Two handled oval-based shopping basket plaited from rush. [RM [OPS move] 16/11/2016]


1997.11.94

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Collection type
Object
Description
Two handled oval-based shopping basket plaited from rush. [RM [OPS move] 16/11/2016]
Long description
Two handled oval-based shopping basket plaited from rush. A textile (?suede) is sewn onto the basket, covering the handles and corners and a patch sewn on the bottom to repair a hole. [RM [OPS move] 16/11/2016]
Cultural groups
Spanish
Person
Field collector Dorothy Wright
PRM source Dorothy Wright
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1997
Date collected
By 1997
Acquisition information
Bequeathed: 1997
Materials and processes
Material Rush Fibre Plant, Material Textile, Material Animal Leather Skin, Process Plaited, Process Twined Woven, Process Repaired (local), Process Basketry
Dimensions
Height: max 415 mm, Length: max 502 mm, Width: max 236 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1997.11.94

Search terms: Basketry, Basket