Basket Item Number: Ia23 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Large, circular-shaped basket set on a square base. Decorative top rim and a functional mid-rim made of bent wood fibre. The framework is enclosed with a tight weave of bamboo. The coarse rims are attached with fine fibres.
History Of Use
Basket making remains a living craft among all the northern Luzon peoples. Baskets are used for household storage and for transporting produce from the fields to the habitation sites. Occasionally baskets were made for ceremonial use. Decoration was created with simple interlaced braids and a combination of weaves which also served to provide strength. Kalinga basketry shapes are believed to have been inspired by Chinese jars and pots traded into Luzon before the 16th century.
Cultural Context
Produce container.
Item History
- Made in Luzon, Philippines before 1982
- Owned by Dorian Coe before July 24, 1980
- Received from Dorian Coe (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source) on July 24, 1980
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- Ia23
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- bamboo grass and rattan
- Manufacturing Technique
- plaited and coiled
- Overall
- height 22.0 cm, width 44.5 cm, depth 44.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Kalinga
- Previous Owner
- Dorian Coe
- Received from
- Dorian Coe (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Luzon, Philippines
When
- Creation Date
- before 1982
- Ownership Date
- before July 24, 1980
- Acquisition Date
- on July 24, 1980
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0638/0022