Plaited basket

Plaited Basket

Firebird Foundation Collections & Archives

Name/Title

Plaited basket

Entry/Object ID

MAR-A02-001

Description

Plaited basket with two woody strips sandwiching the plant fiber ends and attached to two smaller woody rods above and one flat woody strip below with coiled wrapping. Base of basket is square in shape. Plant fiber threaded through one side near the lip and tied to form a loop.

Dimensions

Height

17.5 cm

Diameter

27 cm

Condition

Date Examined

Aug 4, 2021

General Notes

Note Type

Context from Appell material culture notebook

Note

Found in Material Culture #1 1961–62 162. 2 saup made by Salunkud 163. " $3.50 [ACO confirmed via definition of sa'up in prelim. dictionary]

Note Type

Context from preliminary Rungus dictionary

Note

sa'up: basket, a type of container for carrying or holding things made from bamboo or other material