Description (CMS Description)
Basket for carrying fish, of coconut leaf.
Event Date 6/6/1988
Author: maa

Context (CMS Context)
About noke baskets: 'Crescentic noke fishing baskets, worn at a woman's hip, were generally laced along the mouth, leaving only a central opening through which the fish were thrust' (Clunie, Fergus. 1986. Yalo I Viti. Suva: Fiji Museum. Object no. 43).
Event Date 3/7/2013
Author: Lucie Carreau

Description (CMS Description)
Very large semi-circular fishing basket (noke) formed of a circle of coconut palm leaf basketry folded in two. The edges are tied on both side with thin twisted hibiscus cord, except at the top where there is a 22 cm wide aperture. On one side, the rim of the aperture has been provided with two lengths of 3-ply plaited coir. The end plait of the basket is tied into a knot inside the basket. Very fine basketry work at the bottom of the bag (the centre of the basketry circle).
Event Date 3/7/2013
Author: maa

Context (CMS Context)
Labels & inscriptions: 'Z 29904 B' inscribed in black ink on the basket. A small rectangular cream label is attached to the rim and reads [handwritten in brown ink:] 'Basket - Fiji. Deposited by Baron von Hugel. 1909' and [added in black ink:] 'Z 29904 B'.
Event Date 3/7/2013
Author: Lucie Carreau

Context (CMS Context)
Catalogue card reads [handwritten in blue pen:] 'Z 29904 A-B MELANESIA FIJI. 2 baskets for carrying fish; of coconut leaf. Deposited by Baron A. Von Hugel 1909.' A small round red sticker pasted on the front of the card.
Event Date 3/7/2013
Author: Lucie Carreau