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1997.11.96

Round shallow basket of skeined willow. [RM [OPS move] 16/11/2016]

1997.11.96

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Collection type
Object
Description
Round shallow basket of skeined willow. [RM [OPS move] 16/11/2016]
Long description
Round shallow basket of skeined willow. Square start with two sets of uprights laid across each other at right angles and lashed together diagonally in a chevron pattern. Two rows of pairing (twining) secure the uprights, which are then woven to a diameter of 110 mm. After this the sides are fitched (space twined) up to the border, where the uprights are wrapped around a rim of copper wire. [RM [OPS move] 16/11/2016]
Geographical reference
Germany
Europe > Western Europe > Germany
Bonn
Cultural groups
German
Person
Field collector Dorothy Wright
PRM source Dorothy Wright
Date / Period
Date made: Circa by 1968
Date collected
circa 1968
Acquisition information
Bequeathed: 1997
Materials and processes
Material Willow Wood Plant, Material Copper Metal, Process Woven, Process Twined Woven, Process Basketry
Dimensions
Height: max 61 mm, Diameter: max 244 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1997.11.96

Search terms: Basketry, Basket

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