Carrying Basket

P633

From: Borneo | Sarawak | Batang Kayan River

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Object Number P633
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Uma Long
Provenience Borneo | Sarawak | Batang Kayan River
Section Oceanian
Materials Peel
Description

Cylindrical woven basket with a circular base. Woven with dark and light fibers with a central band of diamonds flanked above and below by panels of squares with circles inside. Peel loops at the rim with a twisted plant fiber cord inserted through. Woven peel straps attached.

Height 37 cm
Outside Diameter 17 cm
Credit Line Gift of Dr. William H. Furness 3rd., 1898

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