BASKET
Dimensions52 x 26 cm
Object numberHF.2021.16.144 A-B
DescriptionWoven basket with a circular base. The side bludge forming a circular opening. The basket has a circular lid (5.0 cm high). There are two loop handles on the sides of the baskets that are woven in with the weft splints. The lid also has a single handle that is double wrapped in wood splints The basket and lid are woven in a one-over-one-under checker pattern. Most of the warp splints on the basket (1.0 cm) are wider than the weft splints (0.8 cm). Around the bottom of the basket is a row of loosely braided wood splints. The warp splint on the sides of the lid (1.6 cm) are wider than the weft splints (1.5 cm) while the warp splints on the top of the lid (0.5 cm) are narrower than the weft. The sides of the lid are decorated with diamond jikiji'j that are positioned between the two rows of splints. Around the top edge of the lid there is also a decoration of twisted wood splints that wrap around the warp splints. The rim on the basket is single wrapped wood splints and the rim on the lid is double wrapped wood splints. This style is a hamper basket.
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