Basket Lid

Object Number:

89-13-203B

Current Location:

Collections storage

Culture:

Thai

Provenience:

Thailand

Section:

Asian

Materials:

Basketry

Technique:

Basketry
Basketry

Description:

Tall, cylindrical plaited basket used for carrying sticky rice. Tall cylindrical lid slides over the basket covering the sides of the basket. Raised foot rim of flat strip of bamboo (?) approx. 2" in height is tied to the bottom of the basket. A twisted cord is threaded through the base of the basket and through loops at the top of the lid, serving as a handle for carrying.

Credit Line:

Estate of Elizabeth Lyons, Keeper of the East Asian Collections, University Museum

Bibliography:

[Article] White, Joyce C. & Lang, Stephen A. 2008. "The Asian Section". Arts of Asia. 38 (5): 96-110. : Page/Fig./Plate: Pg. 106, Fig. 53

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