Basket for carrying rice: Origformat: Digital Image
Basket for carrying rice

Origformat: Digital Image

Name/Title

Basket

Entry/Object ID

22.4.12

Description

Large basket of bamboo and rattan for carrying rice on back using headstrap. Square base, rounded top, rim of rattan. Has four different patterns made by exposing dark or light faces of the bamboo. Four sticks of bamboo form external frame. "Pem". Takes about 5 days to make. Head strap attached to two loops. Natural rope and headstrap of rattan.

Collection

Austro-Asiatic: Khmu Kouene

Made/Created

Date made

2003

Place

Location

Ban Phadeng, Vieng Phoukha, LNT

Dimensions

Height

58-1/2 in

Width

40-1/2 in

Exhibition

7