Model of a basket
Model
1900 - 1920 (made)
1900 - 1920 (made)
| Place of origin |
Model of a basket, dome-shaped, woven with strips of split bamboo using a simple basketweave technique in which the horizontal and vertical strips crisscross at uniform intervals.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Title | Model of a basket |
| Materials and techniques | Woven, with strips of split bamboo |
| Brief description | Model of a basket used largely for tea-leaf plucking in Assam, basket-woven with strips of split bamboo. Made at Jorhat, Sibsagar District, Assam, India; 20th century. |
| Physical description | Model of a basket, dome-shaped, woven with strips of split bamboo using a simple basketweave technique in which the horizontal and vertical strips crisscross at uniform intervals. |
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| Marks and inscriptions |
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| Credit line | Given by H. Shuldham Shaw, Esq. |
| Object history | Previously owned by H. Shuldham Shaw. Esq. 'Model of a Basket (Tukeri), basket-woven with strips of split bamboo. In common used among the natives of Assam. Made at JORHAT, SIBSAGAR DISTRICT, ASSAM, N.E. INDIA; 20th century. Diam. 1 3/4 in., H. 1 1/4 in. Given by H.Shuldham Shaw, Esq. Dome-shaped. Used largely for tea-leaf plucking.' [Text quoted from the acquisition register] Given by H. Shuldham Shaw, Esq., 2 Buckland Crescent, Belsize Park Road, Hampstead, N.W.3. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Museum records (Asia Department registers and/or Central Inventory) as part of a 2023 provenance research project. R.P. 192- 3166 |
| Other number | RP 1920/3166 - RF number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IM.34-1920 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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