Basket, Rice

Name/Title

Basket, Rice

Entry/Object ID

44.4.5

Description

Basket for steaming sticky rice made of Mai Pong bamboo and rattan. Has two small handles on the top made of rattan. Weave is more open at the cone bottom, and has a piece of bamboo across the bottom (unlike Lao sticky rice steaming baskets). Takes 3-4 days to weave. Outside is a shiny darker colour from smoke, inside a lighter colour.

Collection

Tai Kadai: Tai Phuan

Made/Created

Date made

2009

Place

Location

Ban Nakood, Viengthong District, Houaphan Province

Dimensions

Height

43 cm

Width

29 cm

Length

38 cm