2024.14.14

Collection type

Object

Description

Contemporary interpretation of basket [1928.69.1570.1-.2], comprising a basketry base with carrying straps [.1] and basketry lid [.2].

Long description

Contemporary interpretation of basket [1928.69.1570.1-.2], comprising a basketry base with carrying straps [.1] and basketry lid [.2]. Both the base and lid are cuboid in form and are made from twill woven strips of plant material, possibly cane or bamboo. The top and bottom edges of both and the middle of the base are reinforced with long strips of cane or bamboo. Two carrying straps are attached to the base, comprising two long loops of plant material bound with strips of cane or bamboo. On the bottom of the base and top of the lid are two crossed sticks of cane or bamboo.

Geographical reference

India

Asia > Southern Asia > India

Cultural groups

Liangmai Naga

Date / Period

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 Bound

Dimensions

Length x Width 490 x 285 mm Entire basket [.1-.2], Height 260 mm Entire basket [.1-.2] excluding straps, Height 380 mm Entire basket [.1-.2] including straps, Length x Width x Height: [.1] 480 x 270 x 230 mm, Length x Width x Height: [.2] 490 x 285 x 110 mm

Object numbers

Accession number: 2024.14.14

Research and responses

This textile 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

Liangmai Naga weavers and makers used photographs of the Rani Gaidinliu collection to create contemporary interpretations using modern materials and dyes. This basket is a contemporary interpretation of 1928.69.1570.1-.2, in which the notebooks of Rani Gaidinliu were found. [JMC 29/05/2025]

Search terms: Basketry, Basket, Lid