- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Shallow circular twill basketry bowl.
- Long description
- Shallow circular twill basketry bowl. The rim is reinforced with two bands of cane. A broken leather suspension loop is threaded through the basket below the rim. [CW [OPS Move] 20/12/2016]
- Cultural groups
- Lepcha
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1927
- Date collected
- By 1927
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1927
- Materials and processes
- Material Plant Fibre, Material Animal Leather Skin, Process Basketry
- Dimensions
- Height: max 75 mm, Diameter: max 265 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1927.10.11
Search terms: Basketry, Vessel, Food and Drink, Basket, Bowl, Food Accessory
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