Basket

89-13-212

From: Thailand (uncertain) | Burma (uncertain)

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 89-13-212
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Thai (uncertain) | Burmese (uncertain)
Provenience Thailand (uncertain) | Burma (uncertain)
Date Made 18th Century - 1989
Section Asian
Materials Basketry
Technique Basketry | Basketry
Description

Basket used at Christian weddings as flower basket carried by flower girls. Golden colored woven basket with round rim and square base. Large handle consisting of two reeds running under basket and twisted together over the top in a wide arch. There are supporting struts on sides and bottom and two support strips around upper rim. See 89-13-244.

Height 47 cm
Length 20 cm
Width 17 cm
Credit Line Gift of the Estate of Elizabeth Lyons, Keeper of the Asian Collections, University Museum, 1989

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