Accession Number
2009/2.50

Title
Farmer's Lunchbox

Artist(s)
Korean

Artist Nationality
Korean (culture or style)

Object Creation Date
late 19th–early 20th century

Medium & Support
bamboo

Dimensions
3 3/4 x 10 3/16 x 6 3/4 in. (9.5 x 25.8 x 17 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Ok Ja Chang and the Chang Family

Physical Description
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's lunchbox.

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.

[Korean Collection, University of Michigan Museum of Art (2017) p. 278]

Primary Object Classification
Basketry

Primary Object Type
basket

Collection Area
Asian

Rights
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Korean (culture or style)
bamboo (material)
baskets (containers)
boxes (containers)
lunchboxes