Basket from the Talaud Islands

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Date

Manufacture Date: Mid 19th Century

Identifier

As,+.1272.a

Origin

Southeast Asia: Indonesia, Talaud Islands
Southeast Asia: Philippines

Materials

Fibre

Physical Dimensions

21 cm x 9.50 cm

Provenance

Found/Acquired: Talaud Islands, Indonesia
Found/Acquired: Philippines

Acquisition Date

1880 (Donated by Dr A B Meyer)

Short description

Cylindrical basket made of plaited brown and yellowish vegetable fibre; sides decorated. Technique used: plaited (basketry)

Display status

Not on display

References

Additional notes: [Curator's Comments] Register slip: 'Pres. by Dr. A.B. Meyer of Dresden. July 29, 1880. Philippine Islands. Cylindrical Basket and cover, of brown and yellowish vegetable fibre, plaited; on the cover circles in brown with radiating points; on the sides somewhat similar ornament, the bottom entirely brown. 'Talaut Is.' Talautso Island I suppose.'

Assumed to be Talaud Islands, which are now part of Indonesia. (JH,1/1982).

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https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/A_As-1272-a

Collection

British Museum

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“Basket from the Talaud Islands,” Mapping Philippine Material Culture, accessed April 27, 2024, https://philippinestudies.uk/mapping/items/show/2680.

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