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An octogonaal woven basket with design carved into the handle.
Chinese (Chinese (culture or style))
Octagonal, Woven Basket
Gift of Ellen Johnston Laing
2017/2.128

Tswana (Botswana (national))
Basket Bottom
1935 – 1945
Gift of Gertrude Tuthill Ross
1987/1.314.2

Indonesian
Basket
Gift of Ira Sachs
1986/1.191
A corn husk woven basket with wooden shaping dowels. One side of the rectangle is flat while the other end is curved. There are two blue stripes on the inside floor of the basket and green and purple designs on the outside.<br /> <br /> This straw basket (<em>samtaegi</em> ) is woven from dyed straw. The round frame at the back of it is made from bitterwood and the front part from bamboo. Judging from the use of dyed straw, this basket was probably used for drying grain such as soy beans. <p>[Korean Collection, University of Michigan Museum of Art (2017) p. 277]</p>
Korean (Korean (culture or style))
Winnowing Basket
1850 – 1950
Gift of Ok Ja Chang and the Chang Family
2009/2.49
A rectangluar box woven with bamboo. There is a strip of bamboo with a clasp to keep the basket closed and in one piece. Used as a fermer&#39;s lunchbox.<br /> <br /> This lunchbox is woven from strips of bamboo. The outer part is plain-woven, while the inner part is woven in the style of a reed mat. The frame is made from bands of bamboo tied together in two places. Lunchboxes such as this one were used to deliver meals to those working in fields. <p>[Korean Collection, University of Michigan Museum of Art (2017) p. 278]</p>
Korean (Korean (culture or style))
Farmer's Lunchbox
1850 – 1950
Gift of Ok Ja Chang and the Chang Family
2009/2.50

Chinese (Chinese (culture or style))
Basket
20th century
Gift of Ellen Johnston Laing
2018/2.73A-C
A red, lacquer basket with an interior nesting basket. Designs and text are painted in black on the basket and the lid.
Chinese (Chinese (culture or style))
Basket
20th century
Gift of Ellen Johnston Laing
2018/2.75A-C
Woven, circular enclosed container. The circumference is comprised of straight reeds and the two sides extend into four points.&nbsp;
African (African (general, continental cultures))
Woven Container
20th century
Gift of Evan Maurer in honor of Helmut and Candis Stern
2021/2.45

Indonesian
Basket
Gift of Ira Sachs
1986/1.193
A basket woven in the form of a box with the middle protruding out to form a circular disk. On the top of the box the weaving forms a diamond pattern. There are several strands of fiber attached to the disk portion of the basket. There is a piece of wood attached to the end of the fiber. 
Kuba (Kuba (Democratic Republic of Congo style))
Basket
1945 – 1955
Museum Purchase
1985/2.5
A rectangluarly shaped woven basket with rounded edged. The bottom half and the lid of the basket are trimmed with strips of pine. The two pieces are of two slightly different sizes, making the lid fit into the bottom piece.<br /> <br /> These wicker baskets are rimmed with willow strips on both the interior and the exterior. Wicker baskets such as these were used as sewing baskets, food containers, or for other various purposes. The willow strips are sewn firmly together at their joints. On one each side of the lid and body of plate 358 (2009/2.56) is a faded inscription written that reads &ldquo;Seong □ 2-gu Bongsandaek (성□2구 봉산댁; possibly a reference to a lady from Bongsan, living in Seong □ 2 [i]-gu).&rdquo; <p>[Korean Collection, University of Michigan Museum of Art (2017) p. 278]</p>
Korean (Korean (culture or style))
Lidded Basket for Sewing
1850 – 1950
Gift of Ok Ja Chang and the Chang Family
2009/2.51
A pillow-shaped woven basket with a lid used for storing sewing materials. Made of two parts, each with a lip of pine. The two pieces are sized differently in order to fit together as a lidded container.<br /> <br /> These wicker baskets are rimmed with willow strips on both the interior and the exterior. Wicker baskets such as these were used as sewing baskets, food containers, or for other various purposes. The willow strips are sewn firmly together at their joints. On one each side of the lid and body of plate 358 (2009/2.56) is a faded inscription written that reads &ldquo;Seong □ 2-gu Bongsandaek (성□2구 봉산댁; possibly a reference to a lady from Bongsan, living in Seong □ 2 [i]-gu).&rdquo; <p>[Korean Collection, University of Michigan Museum of Art (2017) p. 278]</p>
Korean (Korean (culture or style))
Lidded Basket for Sewing
1850 – 1950
Gift of Ok Ja Chang and the Chang Family
2009/2.56
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