Round Basket with Lid

Object/Artifact

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St. Joseph Museums

The image displays a small, intricately woven basket with a tightly fitted lid, showcasing varying shades of natural fibers in beige, brown, and tan, arranged in horizontal bands to create a visually appealing pattern; a white string is attached to the basket lid, holding an identification tag that bears handwritten numbers "1020.35.1" and the letters "A-B", indicating catalog information, while the small size of the basket suggests it might serve as a decorative or functional storage piece for small items, and its craftsmanship highlights the skill involved in traditional weaving techniques.

The image displays a small, intricately woven basket with a tightly fitted lid, showcasing varying shades of natural fibers in beige, brown, and tan, arranged in horizontal bands to create a visually appealing pattern; a white string is attached to the basket lid, holding an identification tag that bears handwritten numbers "1020.35.1" and the letters "A-B", indicating catalog information, while the small size of the basket suggests it might serve as a decorative or functional storage piece for small items, and its craftsmanship highlights the skill involved in traditional weaving techniques.

Name/Title

Round Basket with Lid

Entry/Object ID

2020.35.7 A-B

Description

A. Basket with lid. From the Bribri Tribe of Costa Rica. Plant fiber basket that's brown with a darker brown stripe in the middle. The dimensions are 3.5 inches wide and 3.25 inches tall with lid. B. Lid. The dimensions are 3 inches wide by 0.5 inches tall.

Collection

NATIVE AMERICAN

Made/Created

Place

Country

Costa Rica

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Basket

Nomenclature Class

Containers

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Baskets

Search Terms

Native American

Dimensions

Height

3-1/4 in

Width

3-1/2 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Dec 13, 2020

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Bribri tribe

Person or Organization

Dr. Herbert Taniguchi

Related Entries

Notes

2020.35.1, 2020.35.10, 2020.35.11, 2020.35.2, 2020.35.3, 2020.35.4, 2020.35.5, 2020.35.6, 2020.35.8, 2020.35.9

Provenance

Notes

Collected by: Dr. Herbert Taniguchi Collection came from donor's cousin, Dr. Herbert Taniguchi, who was a medical Doctor with the U.S. Department of health. Dr. Taniguchi was assigned to visit different Native American Reservations to provide medical treatment. While at these different Reservations he acquired many different Native American artifacts.