Basket

Basket ("agawin"); made of fibre; piece of wood, bent into shape of square for bottom frame; basket made of fibre sewn to frame, plaited on bottom, twined on sides which slope out gently and then in sharply at neck to round neck opening; neck opening reinforced with stick twisted into circle and held in place with copper wire; twisted fibre cord sewn on either side for carrying handle. 1940s-1950s
Curators comments:
Worn at the waist by women working in the rice fields and used for collecting edible snails, fish etc.
Department: Asia

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Date

1940s-1950s

Identifier

As1996,06.1

Origin

Bontok, Made in: Sagada

Materials

Wood; fibre; copper, plaited (basketry); twined (basketry)

Physical Dimensions

Diameter: 22.30 centimetres; Height: 16 centimetres; Weight: 257 grammes

Provenance

Donated by: Richard Pooten

Acquisition Date

1996

Display status

Not on display

Official Website

https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/A_As1996-06-1

Collection

British Museum

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“Basket,” Mapping Philippine Material Culture, accessed April 27, 2024, https://philippinestudies.uk/mapping/items/show/28185.

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