- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Basket [2024.14.7.1] and lid [2024.14.7.2]. A replica of basket 1928.69.1570.1-.2, made using photographs and 3D imaging.
- Long description
- Basket made from twill woven strips of plant material, comprising a base [.1] and a lid [.2]. A replica of the basket in which the notebooks of Rani Gaidinliu were found [1928.69.1570.1-.2], made with the help of photographs and 3D imaging. Both the basket and lid are rectangular with two crossed strips of cane to strengthen the base and top. The four corners of each piece have been reinforced with extra strips of plant material. The outer surface of the lid has been varnished.
- Geographical reference
- Cultural groups
- Rongmei/Kabui Naga
- Date / Period
- Date made: 2024
- Acquisition information
- Purchased: 23 September 2024
- Materials and processes
- Material Plant Fibre, Material Cane Plant, Material Rattan Plant, Material Bamboo Plant, Process Basketry, Process Twill Woven, Process Varnished
- Dimensions
- Length x Width x Height 130 x 260 x 400 mm Basket [.1] and lid [.2], Length x Width x Height 110 x 240 x 380 mm Basket [.1] only, Length x Width x Height 120 x 260 x 400 mm Lid [.2] only
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 2024.14.7
- Research and responses
This basket [2024.14.7.1-.2] was commissioned as part of the Decolonising the Museum: Digital Repatriation of the Gaidinliu Collection from the UK to India (DiMuse) project: https://www.prm.ox.ac.uk/dimuse
Rongmei/Kabui Naga weavers and makers used photographs and 3D imaging of the Rani Gaidinliu collection to create copies using modern materials and dyes. The basket is a contemporary copy of 1928.69.1570.1-.2, in which the notebooks of Rani Gaidinliu were found. [JMC 15/05/2025]
Search terms: Basketry, Reproduction, Basket, Lid
Related
1928.69.1570.2Basket made from woven plant fibre, which contained the 12 notebooks belonging to Rani Gaidinliu [1928.69.1570.3-.14]. For the lid see 1928.69.1570.1.1928.69.1570.2
1928.69.1570.1Lid for a basket [1928.69.1570.2] made from woven plant fibre, which contained the 12 notebooks belonging to Rani Gaidinliu [1928.69.1570.3-.14].1928.69.1570.1
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