Basket Item Number: 3489/23 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Squat basket (part a) with a separate lid (part b). Basket and lid are naturally coloured and formed from coils of rattan(?), secured together with plant fibre. Basket has a circular opening, with a raised edge, that curves outward into a bulbous body. It tapers towards the bottom to form a high foot, that flares slightly at the base. Base is flat and has a small hole in the centre, which is also visible from the basket interior. Lid is circular and has a high, flared lip that rests overtop of the basket’s raised edge. Centre of lid has a hole, which is also visible from the interior.
Acquired by the donor in 1976-1978, when he lived and worked in Sabah, on the island of Borneo, as a volunteer with CUSO International.