Basket

National Crafts Museum & Hastkala Academy

Title : Basket

Accession No : 86/6980

This is a cane basket made of cane. Bamboo is used to make it sturdy. It is conical shape, the base is small and rectangular and the sides are elongated. The mouth is round and has a thick rim. The whole body has a weaved pattern. There is a big feather attached to one side of the basket to decorate it.


Provenance

  • StateArunachal Pradesh

Dimensions

  • Measurement (CMS)43.5 x 39 x 49.5

Description

  • DescriptionThis is a cane basket made of cane. Bamboo is used to make it sturdy. It is conical shape, the base is small and rectangular and the sides are elongated. The mouth is round and has a thick rim. The whole body has a weaved pattern. There is a big feather attached to one side of the basket to decorate it.
  • Inscription/Markings No
  • ReferenceBahadur, Mutua. Cane & Bamboo Crafts of Manipur. Imphal: Mutua Museum, 1994.
  • KeywordCane, Bamboo, Basket, Weaved, Feather