Basket
MOA: University of British Columbia
3274/45
Basket or purse of plaited coconut frond. The body is rectangular in shape, with a long, oval opening at top. A long plaited cord of fine white fibre forms the handle or carrying strap.
- Type of Item basket
- Culture Yapese
- Material coconut leaf, fibre
- Measurements height 46.0 cm, width 20.5 cm, depth 9.5 cm (overall)
- Previous Owner William H. Alkire
- Received from William H. Alkire
- Made in Yap
- Collection Date between 1962 and 1965
- Ownership Date before August 16, 2017
- Acquisition Date on August 16, 2017
- Item Classes basketry
- Condition good
- Accession Number 3274/0045