Basket
89-13-212
From: Thailand (uncertain) | Burma (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: Asian
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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