Medicine Container; Basket (Containers)

Woven basket ('tinkop') with strap. This basket was used by the healer Sario Langi to store plant medicines that he gathered from the forest. Sario gained his knowledge regarding which plants to use from spirits ('diwata') that appear to him during visualisations. The basket is made from bamboo and was made and inherited from Sario's father. Used to store plant medicines. | Used to store plant medicines.

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Date

Before 2013

Identifier

2016.41

Origin

Philippines

Materials

Plant fibre; wood; basketry

Physical Dimensions

Overall: 176 mm x 136 mm

Provenance

Iskander, Dalia

Acquisition Date

41640

Short description

Medicine Container; Basket (Containers)

Display status

On display: Horniman Museum > World Gallery > Perspectives > Collectors perspective

Official Website

https://www.horniman.ac.uk/object/2016.41

Collection

Horniman Museum

Source

Record accessed in November 2020
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“Medicine Container; Basket (Containers),” Mapping Philippine Material Culture, accessed April 25, 2024, https://philippinestudies.uk/mapping/items/show/2781.

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