Betel Basket
P1678A
From: Caroline Islands | Yap
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
Object Number | P1678A |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Yapese |
Provenience | Caroline Islands | Yap |
Date Made | 1903 |
Section | Oceanian |
Materials | Pandanus | Sea Turtle Shell |
Technique | Plaited |
Description | Oval basket of plaited strips of pandanus leaf. Tassels of pandanus strips along bottom. Hanging from the rim a cord of twisted coconut fiber with a flat sea turtle shell hook. Used to carry the ingredients for betel chewing: areca nut, betel pepper leaf [Piper betle], lime. |
Height | 25 cm |
Width | 48.5 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Dr. William H. Furness 3rd., 1904 |
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