Accession No

Z 2945 B


Description

Basket - Basket of palm leaf.


Place

Oceania; Polynesia; Fiji


Period


Source

von Hügel, Anatole (Baron) [collector and donor]


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

Z 2945 B; ?X 890 H


Cultural Affliation


Material

Basketry; Plant; Leaf


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Description (CMS Description)
Basket of palm leaf.
Event Date 6/6/1988
Author: maa


Context (CMS Context)
Labels & inscriptions: 'Z. 2945' inscribed in black ink twice on one side of the basket.
Event Date 3/7/2013
Author: Lucie Carreau


Context (CMS Context)
Catalogue card 1 reads [stamped in black ink:] 'Z 2945 FIJI'. [typed:] 'Nest of four basket of palm leaf.' [stamped in blue ink:] THE VON HÜGEL COLLECTION CIRCA 1875.' [added in pencil:] 'X 890 H'. [in pencil in the bottom left corner:] '4/58'. [stamped in blue ink in the bottom right corner:] 'SHOW CASE NUMBER 4'. A small round red sticker pasted on the front of the card.
Catalogue card 2 reads [handwritten in black ink:] 'Z 2945. Nest of four baskets of palm leaf. Showcase number 4'. [added in pencil:] 'X 890 H'. [in pencil in the bottom left corner:] '4/58'.
Event Date 3/7/2013
Author: Lucie Carreau


Description (CMS Description)
Small basket of coconut leaf the central rib of the leaf forming the rim. The end plait runs longitudinally along the base of the basket (on the inside) and along one of the sides. It comes out of the basket about 1 cm from the rim and terminates in a knot. A length of commercial string attached to the rim. Originally found in the store Z 2945 D inside Z 2945 C, Z 2945 C inside Z 2945 B and Z 2945 B inside Z 2945 A.
Event Date 3/7/2013
Author: maa


FM:80169

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