Accession Number
2009/2.53

Title
Seed Planting Basket

Artist(s)
Korean

Artist Nationality
Korean (culture or style)

Object Creation Date
late 19th–early 20th century

Medium & Support
honeysuckle vine

Dimensions
5 3/8 x 5 1/8 x 5 1/8 in. (13.5 x 13 x 13 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Ok Ja Chang and the Chang Family

Physical Description
A small, cylindrically-shaped basket with an opening at the top and a thin long handle. Used to store seeds while farmers would walk and scatter them to plant.

This seed pouch was made by weaving double strips of Korean moonseed using the same weaving method as a straw mat. It was used to store seeds or when planting them. Farming households made pouches such as these in adequate sizes whenever needed, as they were easy to make. Near the opening of the pouch, a piece of iron wire has been attached as a strap.

[Korean Collection, University of Michigan Museum of Art (2017) p. 279]

 

Primary Object Classification
Basketry

Primary Object Type
pouch

Collection Area
Asian

Rights
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Korean (culture or style)
baskets (containers)
planting
seeds (plant components)