- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Lid for twill woven basket [2024.14.14.1], together a contemporary interpretation of basket [1928.69.1570.1-.2].
- Long description
- Lid for twill woven basket [2024.14.14.1], together a contemporary interpretation of basket [1928.69.1570.1-.2]. The lid is cuboid in form and is made from twill woven strips of plant material, possibly cane or bamboo. The top edges are reinforced with long strips of cane or bamboo. There are two crossed sticks of cane or bamboo on the top of the lid.
- Geographical reference
- 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 490 mm, Width 285 mm, Height 110 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 2024.14.14.2
- 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]
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