A Selection of Basketry from the Philippine Collection

Collection Items

Catalog Number : 13941
open plaited basket, wider at base, held closed at top, w/ handle. used to carry chickens.
Catalog Number : 13942
Accession Date : 12/16/2013
Material : split bamboo
black bamboo burden basket; woven w/ bamboo shoots attached in a circle on either side and on bottom.
Catalog Number : 13981
Accession Date : 12/16/1913
Material : Panoanus leaves
combination of a raincoat and basket - long and wide with one end curving up to sit on an individual's head. made of pandanus leaves and split bamboo.
Catalog Number : 14275
Accession Date : 02/24/1914
Material : bamboo
large mouth bamboo rice basket with twill design.
Catalog Number : 14276
Material : split cane
twilled split cane rice tray, round. used to 1) winnow 2) serve cooked food (rice, meat), 3) drying
Catalog Number : 14328
Accession Date : 03/17/1914
Material : split cane
small, dark fiber basket, piece of natural colored fiber in center. split cane; wicker tech.
Catalog Number : 33482
Accession Date : 05/08/1925
Material : cane
large brim comes to a rounded pointed center w/ a hole in the center. hexagonal plaiting; black material b/t two layers of cane.
Catalog Number : 35387
Accession Date : 06/15/1928
Material : bamboo
fiber hat w/ bamboo hexagonal plaiting; tip is broken off, but attached w/ wire
Catalog Number : 38078
sq base w/ round rim and loops at both ends; rope handle attached at top. elaborate dichromatic design.
Catalog Number : 41337
saddle-shaped underarm bag w/ woven cord, for men to store tobacco and personal items